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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T1W_our-daily-bread-historical_Clarksburg-MD.html
In operation since 1798, Hyattstown Mill was known for its "fine stone-ground white and yellow cornmeal." Destroyed by fire in 1918, the new mill was quickly rebuilt on the old foundation and remained a crucial local business until the mid-19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T08_a-real-field-of-dreams-historical_Clarksburg-MD.html
James "Jim" Wims, who acquired this land in 1919 operated a farm with an orchard on this land. In an effort to provide a local place for his children to play ball, Jim took acrage out of crop production and converted it into the recreati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SLR_welcome-to-froggy-hollow_Clarksburg-MD.html
This area was named in honor of the large and loud frog population around Little Bennett Creek. Before Kingsley School was built, white children living on nearby. were sent to neighboring community schools. With no bus transportation, students had…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S0P_hyattstown-mill_Clarksburg-MD.html
A number of grist and saw mills operated on this site from the late 1700s to the mid 1930s. Due to seasonal changes in the water level, Little Bennett Creek proved unreliable as a constant source of power to turn the water wheel. Milling efficienc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P72_women-on-the-homefront-in-montgomery-county_Clarksburg-MD.html
During the Civil War, most women attempted to live "normally," maintaining homes, attending to children, and even taking over traditional male responsibilities on the farm. Yet the war brought severe hardships to most absent family men, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BLB_archaeology-at-dowdens-ordinary_Clarksburg-MD.html
Artifacts from the Site Tell the Story
The Dowden's Ordinary site tells archaeologists use the tools of historical archaeology to uncover rural tavern life in Montgomery County. Historical records indicated when the tavern was built, who owned …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYD3_dowdens-ordinary-the-elephant-comes-to-clarksburg_Clarksburg-MD.html
"This elephant, a female, is ten Years old, 8 feet 6 inches high. Her tusks have been broken off, but are growing again, having lengthened about an inch in the last 3 Months. . . . She takes a whip and cracks it, eats 2 Bushels of corn in [sic] th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTGA_tavern-life-at-dowdens-ordinary_Clarksburg-MD.html
The Role Of TavernsIn early America, taverns or "ordinaries" offered food and shelter. both for travelers and their horses. The term "ordinary" originally applied to a tavern meal regulary offered at a fixed price, but later designated the tavern …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTBR_dowdens-ordinary-a-french-indian-war-site_Clarksburg-MD.html
On April 15, 1755 a British seaman wrote in his diary: ??On the 15th: Marched at 5 in our way to oneDowden's, a Publichouse ... and encamped uponvery bad ground on the side of a hill. We got ourtents pitched by dark when the wind shifted from the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTAN_dowdens-ordinary_Clarksburg-MD.html
This tablet marks the site of Dowden's OrdinaryWhere Gen. George Edward Braddockand Col. Dunbar's Division of the Colonial and English Armymade a second encampmentIn Maryland April 15-17, 1755Erected by the Janet Montgomery Chapter Daughters of t…