This is one of ten caches
placed for the 2011 Cache Across Maryland. Each location was picked
specifically to give you a taste of the state and show you just a
part of its beauty. By combining all ten, you'll be able to see why
Maryland is truly "America in Miniature". We hope you enjoy
them!
Historic Jerusalem Mill
Village is a living history destination that spans the 18th through
the early 20th centuries. One of the oldest, most intact mill
villages in Maryland, Jerusalem is located in Harford County along
the Little Gunpowder Falls, amid the pristine scenery of the
Gunpowder Falls State Park.
FOJM has been recognized for
its volunteer efforts by the Preserve America Stewards Program, a
national initiative developed in cooperation with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, the U.S. Department of Interior
and other agencies. The White House letter of recognition comes
through the efforts of the FOJM Education Committee spearheaded by
Andrea Staschak and Glenn Porter. Our application included a letter
from Harford County Executive, David Craig, recognizing our
volunteer efforts.
The overseers of the roads,
one of whom was mill owner David Lee, were appointed in 1784. They
provided a ford on this site south of the mill so that the towns of
Franklinville, Jerusalem, and Jericho were connected, and that
grain and flour might be shipped to the port town of Joppa.
Although Jericho Road was officially laid out by the county in
1809, the 1860 land plat of the Lee property still shows the site
as being a ford in that year. The present covered bridge was built
in December 1865.
Although the Jerusalem Road
was the major turnpike route (Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike,
authorized in 1791 and built through Kingsville in 1815), the ford
and later the bridge on Jericho Road provided an alternative
crossing of the Little Gunpowder Falls since the Turnpike ford was
often subject to closure due to high waters.
The bridge itself is
composed of sawn and hewn large timbers supporting the roadway, and
smaller timbers supporting the roof, which overhangs the plank
flooring by several feet at both ends. Vertical siding was used to
complete the structure. All of the wood for the original bridge was
probably produced by Lee's sawmill. The bridge itself was listed in
the National Register of Historic Places in September of 1978 and
then included in the overall listing for Jerusalem Mill Village in
1987.
Cache
Information:
The posted cords will bring you to a Milestone that will be used to
calculate the location of the final container.
N 39
27.ABC
ABC is equal to the
year of the milestone minus 1337.
W 076
23.DEF
DEF is equal to the
difference between the dates that the Baltimore and Jerusalem
Turnpike was a privately run toll road plus 244.