Stanton's Mill
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Stanton's Mill is a historic grist mill complex located at Grantsville
, Garrett County, Maryland
, consisting of five interrelated buildings and structures. The Stanton's Mill building was built built about 1859. It is two stories and constructed of heavy timber frame with a gable roof; an addition was constructed in 1900. The complex includes a stone-faced mid-19th century timber crib dam and raceway, natural earthen tailrace, and a small, single-span stone arch bridge, dating to 1817, constructed as part of the National Road
. Also on the property is a frame storage building, constructed about 1900.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
The mill is still operational and is located next to Casselman River Bridge State Park.
Grantsville, Maryland
Grantsville is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.-History:Grantsville, 1/2 mile west of the Casselman River, began as a small Amish and Mennonite settlement, called Tomlinson's or Little Crossing, along Braddock rd., which wound westward...
, Garrett County, Maryland
Garrett County, Maryland
Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872 it was the last Maryland county to be formed. It was named for John Work Garrett , railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore...
, consisting of five interrelated buildings and structures. The Stanton's Mill building was built built about 1859. It is two stories and constructed of heavy timber frame with a gable roof; an addition was constructed in 1900. The complex includes a stone-faced mid-19th century timber crib dam and raceway, natural earthen tailrace, and a small, single-span stone arch bridge, dating to 1817, constructed as part of the National Road
National Road
The National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...
. Also on the property is a frame storage building, constructed about 1900.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983.
The mill is still operational and is located next to Casselman River Bridge State Park.
External links
- Stanton's Mill - official site
- Article about the mill
- Stanton's Mill, Garrett County, including photo from 1981, at Maryland Historical Trust