What lies before you is a scale reconstruction of the 1900's outhouse that used to be on this property. At that time an outhouse was a necessity because the Boyds Negro School never had running water or plumbing. In fact, water had to be carried . . . — — Map (db m305547) HM
Several pits for the mining of gold formerly existed in Black Hill Regional Park. A result of gold mining fever in Montgomery County between 1850 and 1950. In this open pit extraction site, miners used simple picks and shovels. Ore containing . . . — — Map (db m268899) HM
The Edward U. Taylor School is an important part of Boyds' history that reflects the story of segregation and the fight for educational equality in the county. When Montgomery County started providing schools for Black students in the 1870s, many . . . — — Map (db m305557) HM
In 1946 Mr. George A. (Jay) Chadwick, Jr. bought the Gold Mine Farm which now makes up a large part of Black Hill Regional Park. He cleared the property of brush and Fieldstone for a dairy farm which was operated for many years. This beautiful stone . . . — — Map (db m90477) HM
Our Black Hill community built this Earthbench. It was made entirely out of recycled and repurposed materials, and earth. It symbolizes the need for a more sustainable, and peaceful world. Please treat it gently!
During the fall of 2014, 263 . . . — — Map (db m199420) HM
Established by the early nineteenth century as Conrad's Ferry. linked Virginia farmers to markets in Maryland and Washington, DC. via the C&O Canal. Used during the Civil War by Union and Confederate forces, including Mosby's Rangers and . . . — — Map (db m255218) HM
An old ferry and ford across the Potomac River often used during the war between the states by Confederate forces under Generals Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, J.E.B. Stuart and others during campaigns and raids in Maryland. — — Map (db m1680) HM
