Sabillasville in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Sawmill Site

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 27, 2021

1. Old Sawmill Site Marker

Inscription. This exhibit has been built on the actual site where a vertical or "up and down" sawmill operated in the 1800s. Excavation work in the 1970s indicates that the sawmill straddled the pit, and water to turn the mill wheel flowed through the race to a pond on Owens Creek. The sawyer's home stood on the hillside where the campground is now located. Remains of the house foundation and stone fencework are still evident, reminding us of this bygone era.

Please be careful and watch your footing as you explore the reconstructed sawmill exhibit.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 40.15′ N, 77° 28.673′ W. Marker is in Sabillasville, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on Foxville Deerfield Road. Located in the Owen's Creek Campground, Catoctin Mountain Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15903 Foxville Deerfield Rd, Sabillasville MD 21780, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central

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Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lumbering in America (a few steps from this marker); Sawing a Board (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Power (within shouting distance of this marker); Water (within shouting distance of this marker); Fueling the Furnace (approx. 2.4 miles away); Signs of the Past (approx. 2.4 miles away); Collier's Hut (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wood—the Essential Ingredient (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sabillasville.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 27, 2021

2. Old Sawmill Site Marker

Owen's Creek Sawmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 27, 2021

3. Owen's Creek Sawmill

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.