Southern Washington County
123 – Robert Clagett Farm, circa 1770-1790, south Washington County, MD
Posted on: Saturday, March 7th, 2015 @ 10:34 am
Garretts Mill Road is cut into the rolling landscape, halfway up a hill, as it curls around a valley formed by Israel Creek. A small stone house snugs into the …
119 – The Kennedy Farm, circa 1852, south Washington County, MD
Posted on: Friday, March 6th, 2015 @ 10:13 am
It’s the best kept secret in the state!” declares South Lynn as he gazes toward a small log cabin perched on high stone foundations. Then he launches into the story …
126 – Brownsville, circa 1820-1825, south Washington County, MD
Posted on: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 3:25 pmPleasant Valley lies between South Mountain and Elk Ridge in the far southern reaches of Washington County. Israel Creek threads its way down the valley to the Potomac River, fed …
60 – Magnolia Plantation, circa 1800-1833, south Washington County, MD
Posted on: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 3:24 pmIn the southernmost tip of the county, Valley Road angles toward a bend in the Potomac River, crossing a single arch stone bridge over Israel Creek. A little west on …
199 – Summer House Farm, circa 1850, south Washington County, MD.
Posted on: Saturday, October 25th, 2014 @ 8:50 am
Chestnut Grove Road runs roughly north from Harpers Ferry Road, curling around Elk Ridge on the east. Well up the road on the left, signs announce two addresses at …
198 – Burnside’s Headquarters, circa 1840. south of Sharpsburg, MD.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 @ 1:11 pmUndoing 150 years to reveal past in Burnside’s Headquarters Mills Road runs generally north/south between Burnside Bridge and Harpers Ferry roads, near land crossed during the Battle of Antietam. …
101 – Chance Regained, circa 1799, south Washington County, MD
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 5:11 pm
East of Route 67, Park Hall Road meanders toward South Mountain past little farmsteads. On the right, set well back from the road, is a small, four-bay brick house …
