Dufief Mill Site

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Turkey Foot Road and Muddy Branch River in Muddy Branch Park. This site contains evidence of a pre-Civil War merchant mill including a flour and saw mill, miller’s house, blacksmith shop, warehouse, barrel house and a wharf on the C&O … Continued

Pleasant View Church and School

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11900 Darnestown Road   Pleasant View Church, originally built in 1888, is a Methodist Church and reflects the Gothic Revival architecture.  In 1914, the structure was razed and rebuilt.  A rear wing was added in 1950 and the church was … Continued

Poplar Grove Baptist Church

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14621 Jones Lane This is the last surviving 19th century Baptist church of an African-American congregation in Montgomery County. Built in 1893, the design is identical to that of Pleasant View Methodist Church.  A rear wing was added in the … Continued

Maple Springs Barn

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15021 Dufief Mill Road   Maple Spring Farm, a 355 acre farms, was one of the leading dairy operations in Maryland.  There were several other structures, but the remaining barn is highly visible on Darnestown Road near Muddy Branch. The … Continued