Hitt's Mill and Houses, Keedysville

Name: Hitt's Mill and Houses
Address: Keedysville, United States

#5 among attractions in Keedysville

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Hitt's Mill and Houses, also known as Pry's Mill, Valley Mills, Hitt House, is a historic home and mill complex located at Keedysville, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a five-story stone and brick structure built as a grist mill. The ground story and the first full story above ground level are constructed of coursed limestone; the upper stories are built of brick. Also on the property is a square log outbuilding with a hipped roof, a large frame bank barn, and part of a fieldstone barnyard fence. The mill and the Hitt house served as hospitals during and after the nearby Civil War Battle of Antietam. ()

Built: 1790 (234 years ago)Coordinates: 39°29'6"N, 77°42'44"W

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Keedysville United States

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Hitt's Mill and Houses – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burnside's Bridge, Rocky Run Shelter, Crystal Grottoes Caverns, Packhouse Ford.

2.6 miSW
Historical place, Bridge
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Hiking, Trail, Hiking trail
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Natural attraction, Park, Entertainment
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5.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Packhouse Ford, Shepherdstown
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4.7 miE
Memorial, State park, Park
Washington Monument State Park, Middletown
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Church
Dahlgren Chapel, South Mountain State Park
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0.6 miS
39°28'34"N • 77°42'51"W
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Church
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Museum, History museum
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3.4 miNE
39°30'29"N • 77°39'20"W
Shafer Memorial Park, Boonsboro
88 min walk • Park
2.7 miSW
Georgian architecture
Good-Reilly House, Sharpsburg
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