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

Inscription. 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.

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

Location. 39° 9.84′ N, 77° 7.887′ W. Marker is near Gaithersburg, 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, Derwood MD 20855, 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,

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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: 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Farming and Labor in Montgomery County (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Tank House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaithersburg.

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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 205 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.