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Near Kingsville in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Mill Race Entry

 
 
Mill Race Entry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022
1. Mill Race Entry Marker
Inscription.
Jerusalem Mill used two interior water wheels for power.

This permitted year round operation versus the more common external wheel which was vulnerable to freezing.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 39° 27.736′ N, 76° 23.451′ W. Marker is near Kingsville, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Jerusalem Road west of Jericho Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2813 Jerusalem Rd, Kingsville MD 21087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Jerusalem Mills (within shouting distance of this marker); Milestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Gunpowder Falls State Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Harry Gilmor's Raid (about 600 feet away); The Lime Kiln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jericho Covered Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jericho Covered Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Harry Gilmor's Raid (was about
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600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Mill Race Entry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022
2. Mill Race Entry Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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