Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Processing

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021

1. Processing Marker

Inscription. Processing crops included everything from chopping forage for cattle and grinding grain to shelling corn. A wide variety of machines were invented for these farm jobs.

Erected by Carroll County Farm Museum.

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

Location. 39° 33.436′ N, 76° 59.767′ W. Marker is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It can be reached from Farm Museum Road 0.2 miles south of South Center Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 S Center St, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Farm Equipment (here, next to this marker); Cultivating (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Farm Equipment (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Farm Equipment (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Farm Equipment (within shouting distance of this marker); Clod-Crushers / Harrows / Plows (within shouting distance of this marker); Planting / Fertilizing

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(within shouting distance of this marker); In Colonial America… (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.

Processing Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021

2. Processing Marker [Reverse]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021

3. Processing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on December 18, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.