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

In Honor of the Day Family

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

1. In Honor of the Day Family Marker

Inscription. Robert and Rosia Day donated this wormseed oil still to the Carroll County Farm Museum in May 2014. All wormseed operations were labor intensive and often involved the entire family during the growing, harvesting and distillation process. The Days operated their still from 1970 to the mid-1980s.

Erected by Carroll County Farm Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2014.

Location. 39° 33.504′ N, 76° 59.604′ W. Marker is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. Marker is on Farm Museum Road, 0.2 miles south of South Center Street, on the left 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wormseed Oil Distillation (a few steps from this marker); Wormseed Oil Growing & Harvesting (a few steps from this marker); 1930s Farm F12 Tractor (a few steps from this marker); Edwin E. Magin (a few steps from this marker); Wormseed Oil History (a few steps from this marker); Carroll County Almshouse and Farm (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Basket Sleigh (about 600 feet away); The Smokehouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.

Wormseed Oil Still Display image. Click for full size.

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

2. Wormseed Oil Still Display

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.