1 Day
- Union Mills Homestead & Grist Mill
- Carroll County Farm Museum
- Picnic Lunch at the Carroll County Farm Museum
- Historical Society of Carroll County
Union and Confederate soldiers camped on the grounds and alongside the Big Pipe Creek at the Union Mills Homestead and Grist Mill. Retrace the steps of history as you tour the 1797 Homestead which was home for six generations of the Maryland Shriver family, then watch 19th-century technology at the restored mill, and take home some stone-ground flour from the gift shop.
Imagine rural farm life in the 19th Century as you arrive at the Carroll County Farm Museum. Lively history is on the mind of the costumed guide as she escorts the group through the main house. Self-directed choices abound on the grounds of the 140-acre site, and a stroll in the old-fashioned garden may follow. Craft demonstrations may include pottery, wood carving, or quilting in the old dormitory.
Kountry Kafe and Katering has prepared a special box lunch filled with tasty sandwiches, pasta salad, and assorted goodies to complement the ambience of a relaxing lunch in the country.
Complete your day with the Historical Society of Carroll County. The campus offers a look at town life in the early 1800s through a guided tour of the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House (1807) and Gardens. Antiquities and artifacts from days gone by abound in the Shriver-Weybright Gallery. You can even find some things from Francis Scott Key among the treasures and don’t miss The Shop at Cockey’s.
6 hrs.