Hyattstown - Maryland
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Don.Morfe
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Jesse Hyatt founded historic Hyattstown, MD in 1798. In March 1986, Hyattstown was designated a historic district by county elected officials. It has one of the largest groupings of relatively unaltered 19th century buildings in Montgomery County.
Waymark Code: WM17RGN
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2023
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THE PLACE:
Jesse Hyatt founded historic Hyattstown, MD in 1798. In March 1986, Hyattstown was designated a historic district by county elected officials. It has one of the largest groupings of relatively unaltered 19th century buildings in Montgomery County. The first important structure in Hyattstown was not a trading post or a public house but a mill (see Hyattstown Mill) erected in 1783 along Little Bennett Creek, about ¼ mile up the creek from where the town actually stands.
THE PERSON:
Jesse Hyatt
Birthdate: December 14, 1763
Birthplace: Turkey Foot, Frederick County, Maryland
Death: January 12, 1813 (49)
Hyattstown, Maryland, United States
Place of Burial Hyattstown, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Meshach Hyatt and Sarah Maynard Hyatt
Husband of Ann Hyatt
Father of Phillip Hyatt; Sarah Riggs Hatcher; Caroline Ann Wolfe; Jesse Joseph Hyatt, Jr.; Unknown Hyatt and 2 others
The first mill on the site was probably built by 1794 by Jesse Hyatt, founder of Hyattstown. The oldest part of the complex is the miller’s house
Year it was dedicated: 1798
Location of Coordinates: Little Bennett Regional Park25801 Frederick Rd, Clarksburg MD 20871
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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: City
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