Brick Wall Landing, Maryland

Populated place in Maryland, United States

38°55′46″N 75°50′02″W / 38.92944°N 75.83389°W / 38.92944; -75.83389CountryUnited StatesStateMarylandCountyCarolineElevation

7 ft (2 m)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID589811^[1]

Brick Wall Landing is a populated place in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.^[1] The settlement is located on the Choptank River, 3.2 mi (5.1 km) north of Denton. Variant names for the settlement include "Brick Mill Landing" and "Hardcastle Landing".^[1]

History

Robert Hardcastle arrived from England in 1748 and settled at this location.^[2] Around 1790, Robert or his son John erected a grist mill, as well as a two-story brick house which depicted "the affluence of a miller during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century".^[2]^[3]^[4] The Hardcastles prospered in the county as millers, businessmen, land owners and slave owners, while their location on the river became a local shipping center and turning point for boats.^[3]^[5] The mill was torn down around 1900, while the extant "Hardcastle Mill House" is today listed on the Maryland Historical Trust.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brick Wall Landing
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hardcastle Mill House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. 1977.
^ ^a ^b Cochrane, Laura C.; Crouse, Lavinia R.; Gibson, Wilsie S.; Thompson, A. May; Noble, Edward M. (1920). History of Caroline County Maryland from its Beginnings (PDF). J.W. Stowell. pp. 95, 165.
^ "The Town of Ridgely 2009 Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Town of Ridgely, Maryland. 2009.
^ Schweninger, Loren (2018). Appealing for Liberty: Freedom Suits in the South. Oxford University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-19-066429-9.