Savage in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Historic Savage Mill
Established 1822
Photographed by F. Robby, December 21, 2007
1. Historic Savage Mill Marker
The Mill "race" was filled with water from a point about a mile upstream where it converged with the Little Patuxent River at a wooden dam. The dam was destroyed in the early 1950's.
The water originally went directly through the "OLD WEAVE" building behind you and drove the looms, spinners equipment there and in the "CARDING" building through an elaborate system of shafts, belts and pulleys.
In 1916, with the construction of the "NEW WEAVE" building, the Mill race was diverted into the huge flume behind the cast iron bar screens, which kept debris and fish from entering the "WHEEL HOUSE" below. There the water passed through a cast iron drum 12 feet in diameter and thirty feet long.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 8.127′ N, 76° 49.582′ W. Marker was in Savage, Maryland, in Howard County. It could be reached from the intersection of Washington Street and Fair Street. Marker is on a walk along the river side of Savage Mill, now a specialty shopping mall. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Savage MD 20763, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Central Maryland. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Savage Mill (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced by the linked marker.
Also see . . . Savage Mill Website. (Submitted on June 12, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.)
Photographed by F. Robby, December 21, 2007
2. Mill Race
Photographed by F. Robby, December 21, 2007
3. Mill Race
Photographed by F. Robby, June 8, 2008
4. Old Weave Building
Photographed by F. Robby, June 8, 2008
5. Carding Building
Photographed by F. Robby, June 8, 2008
6. New Weave Building
Photographed by F. Robby, June 8, 2008
7. Interior of New Weave Building
Photographed by F. Robby, December 21, 2007
8. Building Ruins along the Little Patuxent
May 15, 2012
9. Historic Savage Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,657 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 12, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 8. submitted on June 6, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 9. submitted on May 19, 2012.
