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

Waters' Mill

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

1. Waters' Mill Marker

Inscription. In the 1780s, the Waters family acquired acreage known as the William and Mary tract, described in tax records as “wooded saplin land, 30 miles from Georgetown.” Around 1810 Zachariah Waters built a saw and grist mill on a portion of the tract to serve the needs of his family and community. The mill was unusual in that along with the processing of grain and lumber, the miller pressed flax seed to make linseed oil. The mill ceased operating around 1895. The remains of the mill, miller's house and mill race are located along little Seneca Creek near the Bike Path Bridge.

Erected 1996 by Montgomery County Park Commission, Department of Park and Planning.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Montgomery Parks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 39° 12.026′ N, 77° 17.067′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Lake Ridge Drive. Along the Black Hill Hiker/Biker Trail near its crossing of Little Seneca Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Germantown MD 20874, 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

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as the crow flies: To Honor the Memory of George A, (Jay) Chadwick Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Black Hill Gold Mine (approx. half a mile away); Welcome to our Earthbench (approx. 0.8 miles away); Railway Bed (approx. 1.7 miles away); Reflections of Old Germantown (approx. 1.9 miles away); Liberty Mill (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Germantown Bank (approx. 2 miles away); Dowden's Ordinary: The Elephant Comes to Clarksburg (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

2. Waters' Mill Marker

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

3. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

The Tail Race image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

4. The Tail Race

Waters' Mill Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

5. Waters' Mill Ruins

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

6. Waters' Mill Ruins

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

7. Waters' Mill Ruins

William and Mary Boundary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2016

8. William and Mary Boundary Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,197 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on November 10, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 9, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.