Near Keedysville in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Civil War Hospital Site

Samuel Pry Mill

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

1. Civil War Hospital Site Marker

Inscription. Civil War Hospital Site
Samuel Pry Mill
Was used as a hospital during
The Maryland Campaign 1862
Private Property

courtesy of S.H.A.F.

Erected by Save Historic Antietam Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 39° 29.103′ N, 77° 42.823′ W. Marker is near Keedysville, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on Keedysville Road half a mile west of Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keedysville MD 21756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pry Mill (here, next to this marker); Hitt-Cost House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitt Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pry’s Mill Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Army Headquarters / Signal Station / Field Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Pry Family Upheaval (approx. 0.6 miles away); History of Fairview Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hess’s Mill Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keedysville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Army Headquarters / Signal Station / Field Hospital

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(was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Pry Family Upheaval (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The Pry House Museum. National Park Service website entry:
Not to be confused with the mill, the Pry House was also used as a hospital (as well as General McClellan's headquarters). The house is open seasonally with exhibits related to Civil War medicine. (Submitted on October 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Pry Mill Markers in Front of the Mill House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

2. Pry Mill Markers in Front of the Mill House

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

3. Pry Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,113 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.