As pointed out in the comments, the author of a prior post made a terrible oversight in this photo as they didn’t emphasise the building you see here: The Jerusalem Gun Factory. From what I gathered in the tour, weapon stocks were built in this building for a short time and hence it garnered the name.
There isn’t much to say about Concord Point Lighthouse that isn’t covered by the phrase, “It is awesome.”
The lighthouse was manned for the majority of its life (which started in 1827) by the O’neil family of Havre De Grace. (more Havre De Grace posts to come) One of them actually defended the lighthouse with a cannon and there is a monument to this action on the water-side of the light. The keeper’s home still stands across the street form the tower. It too was built in 1827.
According to the sign in front, it is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the bay.
However, it is not the oldest lighthouse on the
Being from Maryland, we are required to enjoy all things that are replicas of others in miniature, so I’m sure you will enjoy this place.
Welcome to Jerusalem Mill Villiage, an area that is being restored to its historic appearance with the help of the state park and the friends of Jerusalem Mills. Their end goal is to turn it into a sort of Williamsburg in miniature.
They have done a really great job of using rather limited resources to create a very authentic feel. The museum in the mill building tells the whole story of the mill and bridge (featured yesterday) and adjacent buildings as well as the efforts being made to save them. If you visit on a sunday you can also enjoy the working blacksmith shop and the general store, which was looted by the confederates during the civil war. The mill building itself has been rebuilt as best as possible to historic specifications and now houses the museum as well as the park headquarters for Gunpowder falls state park.
Here we see the Jericho Covered Bridge in Harford County, just outside Gunpowder Falls State Park HQ near Rt. 1. (Some people say it crosses into Baltimore County, but my map firmly drops in Harford. You can discuss.) The bridge skillfully crosses the little gunpowder falls. It was built just a bit after 1860 and is the last covered bridge still standing in the area, though not in the state. It was renovated in 1980 to handle modern car traffic and to restore some of its exterior features.
You can take a walk along the nature trails near the bridge and the markings on the trails suggest that if you have a horse, you can apparently take it for a walk on the trails too.
Of course, while exploring the bridge, the www.Marylanddailyphoto.com (tell your friends) staff was warned not to enter the bridge as it is supposedly haunted. As this warning was not accepted, it is possible that I have now been haunted, as well as my camera and the website. So I’m just putting that out there as a warning for you.
What’s also interesting about the bridge is that it’s located right next to a cluster of historic buildings in the Jerusalem Mill Village, which you will get to see in tomorrow’s post.
