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

Sawing a Board

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 27, 2021

1. Sawing a Board Marker

Inscription. As the sash holding the blade moves up and down, connecting levers at the top move a metal bar, or ratchet. This ratchet engages teeth on a ratchet wheel and pushes wheel forward with each stroke. Wooden teeth on the shaft of the turning ratchet wheel engage cogs on the underside of the carriage. The carriage and the log are then pushed along wooden rails advancing into the saw blade.

The carriage is returned for another cut by manually turning the ratchet wheel backward or by pulling a press pulley against it. The press pulley is in turn powered by the tub wheel underneath.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 40.15′ N, 77° 28.653′ W. Marker is in Sabillasville, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on Foxville Deerfield Road. Located in 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

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in Central 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); Water Power (a few steps from this marker); Old Sawmill Site (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. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sabillasville.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 27, 2021

2. Sawing a Board Marker

Sawing a Board image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 27, 2021

3. Sawing a Board

Close-up of image on marker.

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 174 times since then and 6 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.