1789/00/00 |
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Benjamin and George Whips advertise an old grist mill (lost) for sale. |
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1816/02/20 |
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Eliza Warfield, wife of Charles A Warfield of Baltimore, buys the property and apparently rebuilds the mill on the site. |
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1817/09/17 |
Louis Pascault |
Owner |
Eliza and Charles Warfield sell their grist mill (lost) to Louis Pascault who immediately advertises it as a merchant mill for rent. |
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1824/03/22 |
Louis Charles Pascault |
Owner |
Louis Pascault, indebted to Louis Charles Pascault, deeds the property to him in order to extinguish the debt. Louis Charles Pascault will live on the farm. |
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1825/00/00 |
Louis Charles Pascault |
Owner |
Trustee Hugh Thompson offers the farm and mill for sale, noting that the 238 acres consists of several tracts of land now in possession of Lewis C Pascault, except the Mill and appurtenances, which are in the possession of Francis Pascault. |
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1826/01/23 |
Christopher Columbus O'Donnell |
Owner |
Columbus O'Donnell buys the farm and mill from Lewis Charles Pascault. During O'Donnell's ownership the B and O Railroad constructs a line through the area. |
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1833/02/21 |
James Sykes |
Owner |
James Sykes purchases the mill from Columbus O'Donnell. |
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1834/03/17 |
James Sykes |
Owner |
James and Mary Sykes sell the 25 acre mill property to his father, John Sykes, for $25,000. James Sykes lives in Anne Arundel County, near Sykesville, and operates the mill after selling it to his father. |
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1845/00/00 |
James Sykes |
Owner |
James Sykes builds a stone cotton mill on the property. The surviving stone domestic building was probably workers' housing for the Howard Cotton Factory. |
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1850/00/00 |
James Sykes |
Owner |
Sykes cotton mill uses 600 barrels of cotton, 43 tons of coal, and 485 gallons of oil a year to produce 420,000 yards of cotton duck valued at $37,500. The mill, operated with water power, employs 33 men and 31 women to operate 1000 spindles and 32 looms. |
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1856/01/10 |
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James Sykes mortgages the mill for $10,000, no doubt to coverdebts. Several months later, he will turn the property over to trustees. |
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1868/07/00 |
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The Patapsco River floods, wiping out the town of Sykesville and putting the mill out of business. |
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1901/00/00 |
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Former Maryland Governor who had lived nearby at "Springfield" in Carroll County, Frank Brown, buys Sykes Mill. |
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1909/00/00 |
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Wade H D Warfield, a prominent Sykesville businessman who bought the property from Frank Brown, erects a 3.5 story mill (lost) and 6-story grain elevator (lost). |
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