Wye Mill
- Also Known As: Old Wye Mill also Wye Grist Mill
- Address: 900 Wye Mill Rd
- Vicinity: MD 662
- Phone: 410-827-3850
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1682/00/00 | The first grist mill is erected in the 1680's. | |||||
| 1706/00/00 | After the general assembly establishes Queen Anne's County, the mill becomes a major point on the boundary line between Talbot and Queen Anne's Counties. | |||||
| 1722/00/00 | Edward Lloyd IV | Owner | Edward Lloyd acquires Wye Mill. He will own the mill until 1778. | |||
| 1750/00/00 | The present grist mill is build. It retains structural features characteristic of the period including tilted-false-plate roof construction and a Dutch batten door, and houses a virtual museum of 19C and early-20C grist milling machinery. | |||||
| 1779/04/00 | Colonel William Hemsley "of Old Wye Mill" receives an order for ten thousand pounds sterling with which he is to send wheat ground at the Wye Mill to the continental troops at Valley Forge. | Valley Forge Encampment | ||||
| 1795/00/00 | Oliver Evans | Inventor | Oliver Evans formulates automation ideas at the Wye Grist Mill. |
| Particulars for Wye Mill: | |
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| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Museum Type | Historical Museum |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Processing |
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