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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM259D_the-little-house-in-the-shade_Wye-Mills-MD.html
Once shaded by the might Wye Oak, a quiet brick structure, a story and half high sill stands today.The structure dates back to about 1800 and it is said by local lore to have served as a one-room schoolhouse.
The Queen Anne Garden Club restored…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM259C_the-wye-oak_Wye-Mills-MD.html
For well over 450 years, a quiet giant stood marking the passage of time for many generations. The Wye Oak survived through the birth of a nation, the Civil War, and two World Wars. Located alongside what was once a Native American Trail and later…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM259B_a-glimpse-inside-a-giant_Wye-Mills-MD.html
The branch that once grew from the "face" before you weighed in at around 35 tons and was nearly 50 feet long. That's on single branch!
This segment of the tree reveals much about trees in general. The rings that can be seen represent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2F_bracing-for-an-attack_Easton-MD.html
Easton expected to be a British target during the War of 1812. A two-story brick armory in the center of town housed cannon, small arms, and military stores to serve all Maryland's Eastern Shore. Fort Stoakes, an earthworks built to protect Easton…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2E_under-fire_Saint-Michaels-MD.html
Eleven British barges advanced on the small battery guarding St. Michaels at Parrott's Point August 10, 1813. Their mission was to capture or destroy any armed vessels rumored to be operating on the river.
American defenders fired twice, then aban…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2D_british-occupation_Tilghman-Island-MD.html
The British overtook Tilghman and Poplar islands in the spring of 1813 and again in October 1814. The islands offered ready-access to Annapolis, Baltimore, and other potential targets.
A regiment of a thousand men began building winter barracks on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19T1_wye-grist-mill_Wye-Mills-MD.html
The building on which this information is posted is a replica of a typical Colonial-era "corn crib." It was built as an Eagle Scout project in 2012 by Scott Bell. It includes material reclaimed from a Colonial-era corn crib located on Kent Island,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19SZ_so-how-does-a-mill-work_Wye-Mills-MD.html
It starts with the grain ... Grist mills grind a variety of grains, such as barley, wheat, rye and corn. Here at the Wye Mill, native grown corn and wheat were the most common "grist for the mill." In years gone bye, the corn was husked and then d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19SX_a-brief-history-of-the-mill_Wye-Mills-MD.html
Out of hundreds of mills on the East Coast in colonial times, only a few survive, and fewer still operate. As the oldest working mill in Maryland (c. 1682), this flour-producing "grist" mill has participated in three centuries of war, nation-build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18O7_union-soldiers_Easton-MD.html
Buried here, ex-slaves and free blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War: John Blackwell; Ennels Clayton; Isaac Copper; John Copper; Benjamin Demby; Charles Demby; William Doane; William Doran; Harace Gibson; Zachary Glasgow; Joseph Gooby;…