Inscription
Manufacturing village started in 1827 on site of Isaiah Linton's 1772 Jericho Lower Gristmill by Dean Walker and members of Shaw and Tiffany families. Town acquired in 1838 by James Mahool. The first cotton mill burned in 1881. Second cotton mill designed by Albert A. Blakeney opened in 1884 and is now the Belko plant. Upton Reed's shovel foundry downstream started in 1808, evolved into Franklinville Ironworks and closed about 1860.
Details
| HM Number | HM100I |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Business Center |
| Marker Type | Historic District |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Village of Franklinville |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 10:48pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 380860 N 4367482 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.44866667, -76.38463333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 26.92', W 76° 23.078' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 26' 55.2000" N, 76° 23' 4.6800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 443, 410 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 11909-11919 Jericho Rd, Kingsville MD 21087, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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