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Subject : [Anaglyphs] Rockland Grist Mill #1 [1 Attachment]
From : "Brian Wallace Starg82343(-at-)hotmail.com [anaglyphs]"
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Date : Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:07:35 -0400

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Rockland Grist/Cotton Mill (built c. 1806-1830) 2201 Old Court Road, Brooklandville

The town of Rockland grew up on the side of the Falls Turnpike, which opened in 1806. Rockland included a general store, a tavern, a blacksmith shop, a carriage house, several log buildings, a group of stone row houses, a mill, and an 18th century dwelling.

Rockland Mill was constructed by the Johnson family as a grist mill to grind farmers' grain sometime between 1806 and 1830. It was converted to milling cotton in 1830, and a stone dye house was also erected. In 1836, the Maryland Print Works Company was incorporated there to print 1-, 2- and 3-color calicos. This was an innovative process for the time, though not a financial success.

Following a fire in 1857, numerous firms and individuals owned the Rockland Mill, and it has been rebuilt several times. In 1927, William Fell Johnson bought the property, bringing it back into the Johnson family. It is now used as office space for small businesses (Rivoire, Miller).

Perhaps its most famous occupant was actress Dorothy Lamour, who during the late 1950s and early 1960s operated Lifetime Inc., manufacturers of a food preservation additive, with her husband William Ross Howard. She also operated Dorothy Lamour Enterprises Ltd. Products, which produced Dorothy Lamour Bread and a jewelry-cleaning solution from the mill.

(built c. 1806-1830) 2201 Old Court Road, Brooklandville
The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and underwent restoration in 1982.


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