Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mulberry

By Bill Pfingsten, May 6, 2017

1. Mulberry Marker

Inscription. This house built in 1795, by
Col. Joshua Gist on land granted to him
in 1782 and occupied by him until 1839.
Willed to Harriet Gist 1839,
occupied by her until 1865.
Willed to Mordecai Gist 1865
by whom occupied until 1903.
Purchased by Robert Gist 1903
the present occupant.

This tablet erected by the
General Mordecai Gist-Sterrett Society,
Children of the American Revolution,
as a tribute to the
George Washington Bi-Centennial
1932

Erected 1932.

Location. 39° 32.842′ N, 77° 0.04′ W. Marker is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. Marker is on Gist Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 Gist Road, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Landon C. Burns (approx. 0.7 miles away); Potters Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Carroll County Almshouse and Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles

By Bill Pfingsten, May 6, 2017

2. Mulberry Marker

away); Carroll County World War I and World War II Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Engagement at Westminster (approx. one mile away); Molleville Farm Post No. 467, V.F.W. (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.

More about this marker. Marker is on the front porch of this private dwelling. Property is not open to the public, but the Black Mulberry can be seen from the driveway.

Also see . . . Col. Joshua Gist - Find A Grave. (Submitted on May 9, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Categories. • Horticulture & Forestry • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary •

National Champion Black Mulberry Tree at rear of dwelling. image. Click for full size.

By Bill Pfingsten, May 6, 2017

3. National Champion Black Mulberry Tree at rear of dwelling.

Black Mulberry tree at rear of house. image. Click for full size.

By Bill Pfingsten, May 6, 2017

4. Black Mulberry tree at rear of house.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2017. This page originally submitted on May 9, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 9, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.