Choptank River Heritage

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Until recently, this Caroline County grist mill rivaled Wye Mill as the oldest continually operated grist mill in Maryland. Located just a half mile from the wharf at "Sloop Landing", it was perhaps better positioned to rush flour and corn meal to feed Washington’s army during the Revolution. And like Wye Mill, it's still standing. What mill was this? Find out here: https://tinyurl.com/old-mill-quiz

We kept looking for the ruins of the mill dam at Wiltshire Manor, the home place of Charles Dickinson. Using Lidar/radar imagery from aircraft, we think we found the ruins in the creek nearby. What do you think? https://carolinehistory.org/dickinsons-mill/

"Ruins of a mill dam survived", she said, "on Fowling Creek at Wiltshire Manor" - the home place where Charles Dickinson was finally laid to rest after he was killed in a duel with Andrew Jackson. Where are those ruins? Where is Wiltshire Manor? Read more: https://carolinehistory.org/dickinsons-mill/

Hey, Ridgely! Medifast is a big employer on the edge of town. Do you know what business was there in 1875? Find out here:
https://tinyurl.com/ridgely-guess

This one is for Mike Williamson, Caroline County logger, lumberman, and local historian. Mike asked us to publish what we have on Douglas Sawmill which operated west of Preston from 1860. Here you go, Mike:
https://carolinehistory.org/douglas-sawmill/

Hello, Federalsburg! Will you get to the Eastern Shore Threshermen Show this weekend? There were a dozen or more grist mills and sawmills that operated in your town from the 1700s to the 1940s. Before steam, they were driven by water falling from streams on the high east bank of the Marshyhope. Our Caroline Digital History Project discovered the location of the forgotten Davis Sawmill here:
https://carolinehistory.org/davis-sawmill/

The Eastern Shore Threshermen Show starts this week! The Caroline Digital History Project identified over 200 grist mills, sawmills, and steam sawmills that operated in Caroline County from the 1700s to the 1940s. We located and mapped the historic sites of over 50 of these mills. Find them here:
https://carolinehistory.org/sawmills-and-grist-mills/

Caroline County Fair is next week! Did you know ... The 1875 map of Caroline County shows the fairground was just west of Federalsburg on the Dorchester side of the county line. Our Caroline Digital History Project mapped historic fairgrounds and other civic sites. Check it out: https://arcg.is/8Kq5S0

We know you like to drive out Boyce Mill Road to get to Dover Downs and the mall. Where was Boyce Sawmill, and when did it operate? What's there now? The Caroline Digital History Project and CCHS located the site. You can see the mill pond in this aerial view. Read more:
https://carolinehistory.org/boyce-sawmill/

Elections Week. And did you know that Denton Town Hall is the site of the famous Denton Brick Hotel? The Caroline Digital History Project has partnered with CCHS to map all hotels, banks, newspapers, printers, creameries, ice houses, and other businesses that appear in the 1875 and 1897 maps of Caroline County. Read more here:
https://carolinehistory.org/miscellaneous-commercial-enterprises/

Linchester Mill is a unique historical landmark. But did you know that over 200 grist mills and sawmills operated in Caroline County from the 1600s to the 1970s? Our Caroline Digital History Project has mapped over 40 of them here:
https://carolinehistory.org/sawmills-and-grist-mills/
Now we're looking for volunteers to help us map the others. Great project for retirees, students, or anyone who loves Caroline history and culture. And you can do this from home with your computer or iPad!

Enjoyed the Independence Day holiday, and now we're back to work. We identified 6 colonels from Caroline County who fought in the Revolution. Do you know where Col. Whiteley and Col. Adams are buried? Check out our story and the map here:
https://carolinehistory.org/haunted-by-the-heroes-of-1776/

Ridgely Agricultural High School was founded 110 years ago - in 1912. CRH is now working with the Caroline Co. Historical Society to map the Historic Landscape of Caroline County. We identified and located all of the historically-segregated white schools in the Choptank River Heritage Area that appear in the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. Read more and take a look at the maps:
https://carolinehistory.org/segregated-white-schools/

Doing genealogy and family history research? Now you can find family names in the 1897 map of Caroline County, here:
https://carolinehistory.org/family-names-search-a-map-to-show-the-way/

Doing volunteer digital mapping for Caroline Co Historical Society. Reprocessed the 1897 Saulsbury map. Much better, here:
https://carolinehistory.org/1897-caroline-county-maryland/

What did the map of Caroline County look like in 1790? 1820? 1950? Compare 20+ historic maps of Caroline in one map app here:
https://carolinehistory.org/caroline-county-mapped-1670-1950