Hereford in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fosters "Masemore" Mill
By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
1. Fosters "Masemore" Mill Marker
Built in 1797 by Nicholas Foster and Christopher Walker. This mill was once the hub of an agricultural community. It is now a private residence within Gunpowder Falls State Park.Location. 39° 36.631′ N, 76° 41.059′ W. Marker is in Hereford, Maryland, in Baltimore County. Marker is on Masemore Road, on the left when traveling south. On the west wall of the old mill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monkton MD 21111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gorsuch Tavern (approx. 3.7 miles away); Virginia Hall (approx. 3.9 miles away); Scott’s Quarry (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sparks (approx. 5˝ miles away); a different marker also named Scott's Quarry (approx. 5˝ miles away); Clynmalira (approx. 5.9 miles away); Freeland (approx. 6.6 miles away); My Lady's Manor 10,000 Acres (approx. 7.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Foster's Mill (Masemore Mill). (PDF) BA-63, Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form. (Submitted on September 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
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By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
2. Fosters "Masemore" Mill Marker
By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
3. CW & NF May 2 17(97)
This carved stone embedded in the west wall of the old mill, refers to Nicholas Foster and Christopher Walker who built the mill in 1797.
By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
4. Fosters "Masemore" Mill
By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
5. Fosters "Masemore" Mill
showing the steel water wheel
showing the steel water wheel
By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
6. Fosters "Masemore" Mill
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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