Hereford in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fosters "Masemore" Mill
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
1. Fosters "Masemore" Mill Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1797.
Location. 39° 36.631′ N, 76° 41.059′ W. Marker is in Hereford, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It 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.
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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "The Batchelor Store" (approx. 1.8 miles away); Flag (approx. 2 miles away); Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (approx. 2½ miles away); Parkton (approx. 2½ miles away); Parkton, MD Track Chart (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (approx. 3 miles away); White Hall (approx. 3 miles away).
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
2. Fosters "Masemore" Mill Marker
Photographed 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.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
4. Fosters "Masemore" Mill
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
5. Fosters "Masemore" Mill
showing the steel water wheel
showing the steel water wheel
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2016
6. Fosters "Masemore" Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,261 times since then and 45 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.
