Redland in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Maintenance Shed

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 13, 2022

1. Maintenance Shed Marker

Inscription. This building is where the farmer would keep all of his tools and small machinery for farm work and repairs. Including equipment for harness and wagon wheel repair. Farm tools needed for the fall would have included hayforks, hay rakes, scythes, baling wire, and bale hooks for harvesting wheat. Winter tools included saws tongs for cutting ice from a pond to store in the ice house. Other tools housed here may have been a honing wheel for sharpening blades, carpentry tools, and leather repair tools. Medicines for animal husbandry, and linseed oil for care of both wood and metal could also be found here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Animals • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 39° 9.831′ N, 77° 7.85′ W. Marker is in Redland, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Rock Creek Park Road half a mile north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18400 Muncaster Mill Rd, Gaithersburg MD 20877,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: Farming and Labor in Montgomery County (a few steps from this marker); Water Tank House (a few steps from this marker); Bank Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Dinner Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Childhood and Slavery in Maryland (within shouting distance of this marker); Bussard Farmhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Carriage Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Granary (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Redland.

Maintenance Shed Marker in front of the shed image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 13, 2022

2. Maintenance Shed Marker in front of the shed

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.