Near Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Carriage Shed
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 13, 2022
1. Carriage Shed Marker
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Carriage Shed. . This building would have housed the family carriage and its accoutrements such as carriage poles, harnesses, horse collars, wheel jacks, and fly nets that would hang on the horses in the summer. Most farms would have a buckboard, a single seat with a large open box behind, the equivalent of a pick-up truck today. More well-to-do farmers would have a one-seat or two-seat closed buggy as well. There were also larger carriages, closed box vans, and one-horse shays.
This building would have housed the family carriage and its accoutrements such as carriage poles, harnesses, horse collars, wheel jacks, and fly nets that would hang on the horses in the summer. Most farms would have a buckboard—a single seat with a large open box behind—the equivalent of a pick-up truck today. More well-to-do farmers would have a one-seat or two-seat closed buggy as well. There were also larger carriages, closed box vans, and one-horse shays.
Location. 39° 9.84′ N, 77° 7.887′ W. Marker is near Gaithersburg, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker 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, Derwood MD 20855, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Childhood and Slavery in Maryland (a few steps from this marker); Granary (a few steps from this marker); Mike Roth (within shouting distance of this marker); Corn Crib (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Maintenance Shed
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 13, 2022
2. The Carriage 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 94 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
