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Boteler’s Mill/Potomac Mill – C&O Canal Trust
2022-1-26 · Boteler’s Mill/Potomac Mill. Dating back to 1826, Boteler's Mill, also known as Potomac Mill, is on the shore of the Potomac River in eastern Jefferson County, West Virginia, half a mile below Shepherdstown. Named after Dr. Henry Boteler, the mill was one of a handful that produced hydraulic cement for the construction of the C&O Canal.
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The Shepherdstown Cement Mill – Jefferson County
Grinding cement was hard on the stones used for grain so, in July 1829, Boteler and Reynolds contracted an addition to the mill and ordered two new sets of
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October 21, 2015: Boteler's Cement Mill, by Dr. Karen Gray ...
2015-10-21 · Boteler’s Cement Mill. Dr. Karen Gray, who has been studying the C&O Canal and nearby areas for 40 years, will give an illustrated talk on the historic Boteler Cement Mill near Shepherdstown as part of the Historic Shepherdstown Speakers Series.
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Potomac Mills - User
2017-1-12 · Potomac Mills/Boteler’s Cement Mill Physical Description: The site of the Potomac Mills, also known as Boteler’s Cement Mill, is located in eastern Jefferson County, West Virginia, a half mile below Shepherdstown. The property, owned by the Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, is bisected by River Road and adjoins the Potomac River.
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Whilbr - Western Maryland Historical Library
The mill produced the cement that was used extensively in the early construction of the canal. According to Thomas Hahn & Emory L. Kemp’s Cement Mills Along the Potomac River , Boteler’s Mill was build prior to 1828 and was originally supposed to be a “Local Merchant Mill” (grist mill) built by Dr. Henry Boteler and George Reynolds.
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THE CIVIL WAR - User
2017-10-16 · Boteler’s son, Alexander Boteler, purchased the mill complex on 12 acres for $15,000 and continued operations as Potomac Mills, advertising cement and grain products in the Shepherdstown newspaper through the 1850s. The battery of six kilns today, built 1829-1830. JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION, 2017. CROSS-SECTION
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Collection: Institute for the History of Technology and ...
The 1992 Field School was funded under the 1992 IHTIA work plan. The students recorded the Boteler Cement Mill ruins, near Shepherdstown, WV and Virginius Island ruins at Harpers Ferry, WV with measured drawings and large-format photographs. Additionally, the students prepared a draft National Register Nomination for the Boteler Cement Mill.
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National Register Properties in Maryland
2014-2-5 · The Potomac Mills, established by Henry Boteler and George Reynolds, was initially a merchant grain mill, but added a cement mill and processing complex by 1829 primarily to meet the C&O Canal construction need for hydraulic cement. Potomac Mills cement was also used in Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad construction projects as well as many ...
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FOSR: The Warehouse – Historic Shepherdstown
Just down river was Boteler’s Cement Mill. During the Civil War, it was the site of the Battle of the Cement Mill. When the business was rebuilt on a smaller scale, historians believe that cement was stored in the Mecklenburg Tobacco Warehouse. Hydraulic cement was used in building many of the structures along the C&O Canal.
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Whilbr - Western Maryland Historical Library
A third river lock across from Shepherdstown, facilitated the shipping of hydraulic cement from the Boteler mill below the town, as well as agricultural and other products shipped from Shepherdstown’s wharfs. Upstream from Dams 4 and 5
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Collection: Institute for the History of Technology and ...
The 1992 Field School was funded under the 1992 IHTIA work plan. The students recorded the Boteler Cement Mill ruins, near Shepherdstown, WV and Virginius Island ruins at Harpers Ferry, WV with measured drawings and large-format photographs. Additionally, the students prepared a draft National Register Nomination for the Boteler Cement Mill.
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FOSR: The Warehouse – Historic Shepherdstown
Just down river was Boteler’s Cement Mill. During the Civil War, it was the site of the Battle of the Cement Mill. When the business was rebuilt on a smaller scale, historians believe that cement was stored in the Mecklenburg Tobacco Warehouse. Hydraulic cement was used in building many of the structures along the C&O Canal.
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National Register Properties in Maryland
2014-2-5 · The Potomac Mills, established by Henry Boteler and George Reynolds, was initially a merchant grain mill, but added a cement mill and processing complex by 1829 primarily to meet the C&O Canal construction need for hydraulic cement. Potomac Mills cement was also used in Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad construction projects as well as many ...
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Landmark Nomination Report Jefferson County Historic ...
2016-8-3 · The site of the Battle of Shepherdstown at Boteler’s Cement Mill is located in eastern Jefferson County, West Virginia, a half mile below Shepherdstown. The property, owned by the Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, is
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Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal - Whilbr
Examples - the Boteler mill below Shepherdstown, and the Round Top Cement Mill 3.3 miles above Hancock. Above Harpers Ferry in the Dargan Bend area were quarries and facilities worked by a number of mining companies. Grist Mills existed at many points, including three mills known at different times as Charles Mill
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FEDERAL Shepherdstown during the Civil War, seen from ...
2017-10-16 · Alexander Boteler’s cement mill and the Potomac crossing at Pack Horse Ford are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Union soldiers in the dried bed of the C&O Canal on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, Harpers Weekly, October 11, 1862. This brochure was made
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Part of River Drive, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W ...
Postcard photograph of River Road along the Potomac River at Shepherdstown. The structure in the background is probably Boteler's Cement Mill and site of the Battle of Shepherdstown, September 20, 1862, following the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War.
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Whilbr - Western Maryland Historical Library
A third river lock across from Shepherdstown, facilitated the shipping of hydraulic cement from the Boteler mill below the town, as well as agricultural and other products shipped from Shepherdstown’s wharfs. Upstream from Dams 4 and
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Whilbr - Western Maryland Historical Library
The water from the Potomac Mill (also known as Boteler’s Mill) dam allowed boats to leave the canal at the Shepherdstown River Lock and cross the river to Shepherdstown to load up with grain and flour from Shepherd’s Mill, cement from the Potomac Cement Mill, and cattle and other farm products from the region.
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No Man Left Behind: A Union Soldier Risked it All To Save ...
2022-2-2 · On October 1, 1972, he was an 18-year-old sailor aboard the USS Newport News off the coast of South Vietnam. About 1 a.m., the 21,000-ton heavy cruiser was firing on enemy targets when an eight-inch shell in the center gun of Turret 2 prematurely exploded, killing 20 and injuring 36 aboard. The battleship became a horror show of fire, thick ...
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Blackford's Ford, Boteler's Cement Mill and the Battle of ...
2021-1-18 · Confederates crossed the Potomac at Boteler's Ford most notably during the Maryland Campaign of 1862, the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863, and Early's 1864 Raid on Washington, D.C. The Battle of Shepherdstown occurred when Union forces attempted to pursue Lee's retreating army after the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862. Raid Across the
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Whilbr - Western Maryland Historical Library
A third river lock across from Shepherdstown, facilitated the shipping of hydraulic cement from the Boteler mill below the town, as well as agricultural and other products shipped from Shepherdstown’s wharfs. Upstream from Dams 4 and 5
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99 Places Every Antietam Battlefield Guide Should Know ...
2021-12-26 · Boteler's Cement Mill; Elmwood Cemetery; Henry Kyd Douglas grave and Hagerstown residence; Stetson marker; Ferry Hill; Boteler’s, Blackford’s, Packhorse, and Shepherdstown Ford; The Bushes; Nine Standing Cannon Tube Monument base; Mt. Airy; Rose Hill Cemetery; O.T. Reilly's first store, grave, site of his marriage; Reno Post #4 site
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Part of River Drive, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W ...
Postcard photograph of River Road along the Potomac River at Shepherdstown. The structure in the background is probably Boteler's Cement Mill and site of the Battle of Shepherdstown, September 20, 1862, following the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War.
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‘Daring Beyond Precedent’: One Union Officer's Bravery at ...
Union troops hid from hostile gunfire in these Boteler’s Cement Mill kilns located along the Potomac River. Friendly Union artillery fire killed a number of them. (Photo by Melissa A. Winn) What may have saved Crocker’s life and enabled
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C&O Canal Aqueducts – C&O Canal Trust
2022-2-5 · Cement for the aqueduct came from Captain Hook’s mill but during a water shortage in the summer of 1837, cement was imported from Boteler’s Mill and Baltimore. Antietam Aqueduct, ca. 1960 Antietam Aqueduct
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Whilbr - Western Maryland Historical Library
The water from the Potomac Mill (also known as Boteler’s Mill) dam allowed boats to leave the canal at the Shepherdstown River Lock and cross the river to Shepherdstown to load up with grain and flour from Shepherd’s Mill, cement from the Potomac Cement Mill, and cattle and other farm products from the region.
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118th Pennsylvania Infantry Historical Marker
2020-10-11 · Remains of the dam at Boteler's Cement Mill. Looking across the Potomac River to Maryland. 2. History of the 118th Pennsylvannia "Corn Exchange" Regiment. (Submitted on August 1, 2007, by Craig Swain of
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Tonoloway Aqueduct – C&O Canal Trust
2022-1-12 · Cement for the aqueduct came from Captain Hook’s mill but during a water shortage in the summer of 1837, cement was imported from Boteler’s Mill and Baltimore. Having trouble pronouncing Tonoloway? In the 1700s, surveyors
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The American Civil War Mod: Revived! Full Release Version ...
2021-4-28 · The mill's proximity to Boteler's Ford would therefore put it in a precarious position. The cement mill also offered protection for Confederate soldiers firing at their enemy on the Maryland side of the river, and so the 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers burned the
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