Historical Markers and War Memorials in Colesville, Maryland
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"Everything We Put Our Hand To Prospered"
For nearly 60 years, this land was part of the Commonwealth Farm, home to a women's commune that began in Belton, Texas in the late 1860s under the leadership of Martha McWhirter (1827-1904).
Women's . . . — — Map (db m234598) HM
On Paint Branch Trail north of East Randolph Road, on the right when traveling north.
Outside the Mill
In searching for the remains of a mill, an archaeologist is forced to ask the same questions a miller pondered years ago — where should the mill be built and what should this building look like.
Of prime importance to . . . — — Map (db m115376) HM
Near Paint Branch Trail east of Tamarack Road, on the left when traveling east.
Whirl of the Wheel, Clickety-Clack of the Loom
In 1850, there were 9,780 sheep raised in Montgomery County - more than double the amount of horses or cows in this agrarian setting. Sheep were highly valued for their outer coat of wool, a . . . — — Map (db m115378) HM
On East Randolph Road just east of New Hampshire Avenue (Maryland Route 650), on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1927, the Smithfield Colored School was one of sixteen schools for African Americans constructed in the county with financial assistance from the Julian Rosenwald Fund. The Smithville school was built near Colesville, Maryland to provide . . . — — Map (db m109226) HM
On Paint Branch Trail east of Collingwood Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
Inside the Mill
Built by 1723, the grist mill that Richard Snowden operated here is considered the earliest commercial enterprise in Montgomery County. Local resident patronized his "custom" mill where neighbors paid a "toll" to have flour . . . — — Map (db m115789) HM
Near East Randolph Road west of Tourmaline Court, on the left when traveling east.
Recording the Past
In 1936, John Brostup came to Colesville to take photographs for the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), a New Deal federal works project established to capture pre-1860s structures on film before they disappeared. . . . — — Map (db m115372) HM
Near East Randolph Road west of Tourmaline Court, on the left when traveling east.
Several water powered mills operated along Paint Branch from as early as 1723. In the 1790s, Peter Kemp built a saw and grist mill and brick miller's cottage on this site. Two subsequent mills replaced the original in the nineteenth century. The . . . — — Map (db m115373) HM
