Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kingsville, Maryland
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Kingsville is in Baltimore County
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This park is dedicated to the memory of
Edward D. 'Doc' Sears
Kingsville pharmacist, WWII Veteran, KVFC member, early chairman of Kingsville's Independence Day Parade — — Map (db m210769) HM
When one of Harry Gilmor’s Confederate Cavalrymen (on July 11, 1864) pulled down his Union Flag, Day shot him and then escaped to the woods. They burned his house and barn. — — Map (db m1927) HM
The old church here standing was built by Edward Day at his own expense and consecrated in 1817 to replace Saint John’s at Joppa Town which, built in 1725, lay in ruins. — — Map (db m1921) HM
Called for a branch of that name on which Native Americans practiced a spiritual purification ceremony. Still done today, by generating steam from heated rocks in a sacred lodge while prayers are made. — — Map (db m1923) HM
Founded in 1772 by David Lee, Jerusalem Mill served as a merchant mill along the Little Gunpowder Falls for nearly two centuries. The rebuilt mill today serves as Gunpowder Falls State Headquarters. This is how the mill appeared in the . . . — — Map (db m210776) HM
What caused the “great excitement” in Harford County during the summer of 1864? It was the arrival of a detachment of the Confederate cavalrymen led by partisan Major Harry Gilmor. He and his trooper, mostly Marylanders, were part of a 12,000-man . . . — — Map (db m158692) HM
Storekeeper David Lee was troubled as he opened the doors in front of you on the morning of July 11, 1864. Rumors were spreading that large groups of Confederate raiders were roaming this part of Maryland. Mr. Lee was right to be concerned. He . . . — — Map (db m210773) HM
Established 1772 by David Lee a Quaker from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A gun manufactory back of the mill furnished guns for the Revolution in 1776. The original tract called Jerusalem patented 1687. — — Map (db m1253) HM
1885 Milestone from Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike, a privately run toll road from 1867-1911. "14M to B” was mileage to Baltimore from original site one mile west. Displaced 1990 by development. — — Map (db m159063) HM
Jerusalem Mill used two interior water wheels for power.
This permitted year round operation versus the more common external wheel which was vulnerable to freezing. — — Map (db m210771) HM
Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill, a 25' x 54' two-story structure
built on the side of this hill in 1769 (pictured on right, in photo
below). It was taken down sometime after 1942.
The Jerusalem Bridge to your right was once a covered . . . — — Map (db m159135) HM
Uses of the lime produced
Added enrichment to a farmer's soil along with manure to buffer the soil's ph
Sold as white-wash for painting barns and basements
Used in the tanning industry
Folk remedies for burns, gangrene, sore throat and . . . — — Map (db m210775) HM
