Union Mills-Westminster, MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 39.973 W 077° 01.008
18S E 327004 N 4392655
Union Mills-On June 29, 1863 General J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry camped here.
Waymark Code: WM11F70
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2019
Views: 9
Union Mills Built 1797 on the site of an earlier mill by Andrew and David Shriver Jr.-On June 29, 1863 General J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry camped here. On June 30, 1863 General James Barnes of the 5th Corps U. S. Army spent the night on his way to Gettysburg.
Erected by State Roads Commission.
County (required): Carroll County
Location (required): 3331 Littlestown Pike, Westminster MD 21158,
More info about the site/marker (optional): Marker is on Littlestown Pike (Maryland Route 97) 0.1 miles south of Old Hanover Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in the community of Union Mills.
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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