Beaver Creek Area

24 – Christian Newcomer House, circa 1795, Beaver Creek east of Hagerstown, MD

Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:21 pm

Settled far back from the south side of Route 40 just west of Beaver Creek is a stone house, freshly pointed, with candles glowing in the windows. This home is …

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14 – Scratch Ankle Farm, circa 1810-1820, Beaver Creek east of Hagerstown, MD

Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:20 pm

Winding through the countryside to the east of Hagerstown, Beaver Creek Church Road dips and turns. Between two narrow bridges, in a hollow nestled in a wide arc of the …

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104 – Foultz House, circa 1820-1835, Beaver Creek east of Hagerstown, MD

Posted on: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 10:19 am

The Foultz House sits on a bluff at the end of a long gravel lane a short distance from the interchange of Route 66 and Interstate 70. A sturdy concrete …

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122 – Beaver Creek House, 1905, Beaver Creek east of Hagerstown, MD

Posted on: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 10:14 am

Beaver Creek Road is an ancient route, part of the early 18th century trail labeled …the Great Waggon Road to Philadelphia on Fry’s 1751 map of our area. This was the …

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50 – Beaver Creek Christian Church, 1903, Beaver Creek east of Hagerstown, MD

Posted on: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 10:08 am

Beaver Creek Church Road winds through the picturesque countryside north of Route 40. The eponym of this road stands near its southern end, a one-story brick building set on stone …

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1 – Doub’s Mill, circa 1811-1821, Beaver Creek east of Hagerstown, MD

Posted on: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 @ 9:20 am

The millrace enters the mill at the rear of the building. [for a larger view click on the image] Traveling east, Beaver Creek Road settles into a gentle valley. To …

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