Hyattstown in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hyattstown Mill

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 16, 2016

1. Hyattstown Mill Marker

Inscription. A number of grist and saw mills operated on this site from the late 1700s to the mid 1930s. Due to seasonal changes in the water level, Little Bennett Creek proved unreliable as a constant source of power to turn the water wheel. Milling efficiency improved with the installation of steam powered roller machinery around 1905. Following a devastating fire in 1918, the Hyattstown community assisted in the reconstruction, using materials from nearby Prices Distillery. As technology and marketing changed, many country mills like Hyattstown Mill closed. The mill became part of Little Bennett Regional Park in 1965.

Erected by Montgomery County Park Commission Department of Parks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Montgomery Parks series list.

Location. 39° 16.787′ N, 77° 18.713′ W. Marker is in Hyattstown, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Hyattstown Mill Road. In Little Bennett Regional Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14901 Hyattstown Mill Rd, Ijamsville MD 21754, 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 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: Our Daily Bread (a few steps from this marker);

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Women on the Homefront in Montgomery County (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Real Field of Dreams (approx. one mile away); Welcome to Froggy Hollow (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named George Washington (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mount Ephraim Crossroads (approx. 3 miles away); 1862 Antietam Campaign (approx. 3 miles away); Comus Inn (approx. 3 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Hyattstown (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); George Washington (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Mt. Ephraim Crossroads (was approx. 3 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 16, 2016

2. Hyattstown Mill Marker

Hyattstown Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 16, 2016

3. Hyattstown Mill

Hyattstown Mill Arts Project image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 16, 2016

4. Hyattstown Mill Arts Project

Hyattstown Mill is home to the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 16, 2016

5. Bricks

at Hyattstown Mill.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 16, 2016

6. Bricks

at Hyattstown Mill.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 1, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.