Runkles Mill and The Mt. Airy Milling Company - Mount Airy MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 22.626 W 077° 09.260
18S E 314438 N 4360838
Runkles' Mill was one of the first mills built alongside the tracks in Mount Airy. It was destroyed in the fire of 1914. The Mt. Airy Milling Company was built in its place. It was destroyed by fire in 1967.
Waymark Code: WM14WRM
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2021
Views: 3
TEXT ON THE MARKER
Runkles Mill and The Mt. Airy Milling Company-Historic Downtown Mount Airy
From the late 1800s to the mid-1960s, Mount Airy was a busy farming community. The B&O Railroad carried commodities from Mount Airy to market, and carried needed manufactured goods into Mount Airy. A grain mill was always one of the centers of commerce in the town. Local farmers would deliver grain to the mill, where it was ground into flour and feed. Then trains would carry the grain to market in Baltimore and other cities.
Runkles' Mill was one of the first mills built alongside the tracks in Mount Airy. It was destroyed in the fire of 1914. The Mt. Airy Milling Company was built in its place. It was destroyed by fire in 1967. The grain silos, which stood behind the F&M Bank, were demolished in 1978. Both mills were located on this site.
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Runkles Mill circa 1910
Mt. Airy Milling Co. circa 1960
Photographs courtesy of the Historical Society of Mount Airy
Erected 2014.
Group that erected the marker: Historical Society of Mount Airy
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
2 South Main Street
Mount Airy, MD United States
21771
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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