Woodbine near Sykesville in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hoods Mill
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
1. Hood's Mill Marker
Near here the Confederate cavalry of Major General J.E.B. Stuart entered Carroll County from Cooksville about daybreak June 29, 1863. After damaging the tracks and bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Sykesville, they marched to Westminster and Gettysburg.
Erected 1964 by Carroll County Civil War Centennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1863.
Location. 39° 22.814′ N, 77° 1.124′ W. Marker is near Sykesville, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is in Woodbine. It is on Old Washington Road (Maryland Route 97) 0.2 miles south of Eden Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7050 Old Washington Rd, Woodbine MD 21797, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Springfield Presbyterian Church (approx. 2½ miles away); The Historic Sykesville Colored Schoolhouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Millard Cooper (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Gate House (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Strawbridge Home for Boys
this page online
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 7, 2022
2. Hoids Mill Marker - Wide View
Kenneth M. Short - Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey, October 1993
3. Hood's Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,678 times since then and 203 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on October 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
