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Historic Black Schools since 1870. Eight are still standing.
Through 90 years of racial segregation and funding disparity, black schools in Caroline County were sacred ground in the fight for literacy, democracy, and civil rights.
Eight are still there.
Stand in the Place.
Boonsboro School
Other Names: School No. 4 (1875), School No. 1 (1896) Earliest Documented: 1875 Latest Documented: 1896 Description Listed as School No. 4 in Denton Journal 1877 and on 1875 Isler map adjacent to (NW of) “Colored Church” at Boonsboro crossroads. The geographic...
Knott’s Mill
Until recently, Knotts Mill in Tuckahoe Neck rivaled Wye Mill as the oldest continually operated grist mill in Maryland. Located just a half mile from the wharf at Sloop Landing on the Tuckahoe, it was perhaps better positioned to rush flour and corn meal to feed Washington’s army during the Revolution.
In June 1781, while Washington and Cornwallis were moving their armies toward Yorktown, American Colonel Henry Hollingsworth reported to Maryland Governor Thomas Lee that 600 bushels of State wheat were stored at Seth’s Mill (earlier name of Knott’s Mill).
Chilton’s Mill
History and Location of Chilton SawmillOther Names: None Years: 1810 - 1875 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 50 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The Molinography of Maryland, Expanded, 2007 Edition for Posting Online...
Dickinson’s Mill
Ruins of a mill dam survived on Fowling Creek Branch on Wiltshire Manor and have been identified as either a Blades Mill or Dickinsons Mill by Mrs. Clara Mitchell of Preston, October 17, 1967. This land at Grove near Preston had been owned by Henry Dickinson and several generations of Isaiah Blades heirs. Read more…
Denton Flour Mill
History and Location of Denton Flour MillOther Names: Smith Mill. Redden Sawmill, which possibly replaced the M.F. Allaband Steam Sawmill at this site. Years: 1886 - 1897 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 30 metersThe 1875 Isler map of Caroline...
T. L. Day Sawmill
History and Location of T. L. Day SawmillOther Names: J. W. Jump and Co. Years: 1875 - 1888 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 50 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The Molinography of Maryland, Expanded, 2007 Edition for...
Douglas Sawmill
History and Location of Douglas MillOther Names: Dickinson's Mill Years: 1860 - 1885 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 50 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The Molinography of Maryland, Expanded, 2007 Edition for...
Davis Sawmill
History and Location of Davis SawmillOther Names: None Years: 1877 - 1880 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 100 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The Molinography of Maryland, Expanded, 2007 Edition for Posting Online...
Casho Sawmill
History and Location of Casho SawmillOther Names: Casho's Mills Years: 1875 - 1897 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 50 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The Molinography of Maryland, Expanded, 2007 Edition for Posting...
Daniel Horsey’s Sawmill
History and Location of Horsey's SawmillOther Names: Camp Todd Sawmill (LeGrain), Chaffinch Sawmill Years: 1875 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 100 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The Molinography of Maryland,...
Driver’s Grist Mill and Sawmill
History and Location of Driver's MillOther Names: Garey's Mill, Spring Mill, Spring, Mills, Driver's Grist Mill, Driver's Sawmill Mill Years: 1769 - 1902 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 50 metersThe following text is extracted from John F....
Brown Mill
History and Location of Brown MillOther Names: John W. Brown’s Flour Mill, John W. Brown’s Flour Mill, J. W. Brown Mill Years: `1860 - 1890 Structure Exists? No Historic Site Location Precision: 100 metersThe following text is extracted from John F. McGrain, The...