Address: 22 Cumberland St, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“Warm and friendly church with a great pastor who is very welcoming and loves to think outside the box.”
Address: 30 S Martin St, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“This church has a beautiful sanctuary. I went in to pray during the week and was warmly welcomed by the pastor who encouraged me greatly.”
Address: 11042 4 Locks Rd, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“The Four Locks Schoolhouse was constructed between 1859 and 1877. It was a one-and-one-half story, three bay, red-painted brick building with a gable roof and a central chimney. The architecture adheres to the typical form of brick schoolhouses in Washington County during the late nineteenth century. The building was 25 feet wide by 29 feet deep. It had a centered front door, one window on the front and rear elevations and two windows on each side elevation. It also had a wooden stoop on the front elevation at the door. The 1877 Washington County Atlas refers to this school as “School #8.” It was locally called Cedar Grove School and later Four Locks School. Current Condition The school house also had an enclosed porch added across the front end at one time but it has since been removed. It measured 17 feet by 6 feet, 6 inches. A circa 1965 concrete block addition on the north side, also since removed, measured 12 feet, 6 inches by 18 feet, 9 inches. After the school closed in 1943, it was converted into a residence and then purchased by the National Park Service in 1973. During 1990 – 1996, the school was stabilized and restored to its historic appearance by the NPS and is now used occasionally as an interpretive site. Due to the restoration efforts of the NPS, the building retains a high degree of integrity. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”
Address: 11181 4 Locks Rd, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“Further research is needed to determine what the Mellot House looked like during the historic period. There appear to have been many changes made to the house over time. According to the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, the house was built in 1850. The last tenant in the house, a Mrs. Mellot, says that the house has been a residence since the 1800s, occupied by canal community families (AmDyne 2002:7). Further research is needed, but this house retains some integrity. Current Condition The Mellot house is a small two-story wood frame house that sits on a stone foundation (AmDyne 2002: 3). The house has 896 square feet of floor space. The attached open porch measures 6 feet by 16 feet, and the enclosed porch along the east side of the dwelling measures 7 feet x 20 feet. The exterior of the dwelling is frame construction with T-111 and asbestos shingle siding. There is a gable metal roof with aluminum gutters and downspouts (Bowers Appraisal Service Description 2002). National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”
Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“The construction of Lock 49 began in February 1837 and ended in June 1838 (Mastrangelo:1987: 3). As with the other locks in the project area, the materials of Lock 49 were blue-grey limestone, oak timbers and iron for the hardware. Not very long after this lock was built, the original wood and natural bedrock foundation deteriorated and was replaced by a small stone pier built under the stone wall. Lock 49 had a lift of 8.25 feet, was 15 feet wide and approximately 101 feet long. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”
Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“The M. Byrne Company constructed Lock 48 of gray limestone between 1836 and 1838. It had a lift of 8 feet, 3 inches and was approximately 15 feet, 4 inches wide and 103 feet long. The lock possessed the standard components as described in the Lock 47 section. The structural components were of oak timbers and the hardware was made of iron. There is a distance of 206 feet from the top upper wing walls of Lock 47 to the lower end of the wingwalls of Lock 48. The lock was built over an active sinkhole, causing it to be rebuilt in 1870. Sometime after 1900, a six inch concrete topping was added to the towpath wall. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”
Address: 10935 4 Locks Rd, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“The Flory House was constructed circa 1880. Located across from Lock 49 on the towpath side, the house sits on a hill overlooking the canal. It was a two-story building with wood-siding, a metal gable roof and an exposed stone basement. Its overall dimensions were 24 feet by 30 feet. The house had a wood porch on the front and side elevations. The side porch was uncovered, but there was a roof over the front porch, shich was also elevated to accommodate the slope the house was built into. The date “August 10, 1883” is engraved in stone on the north side of the house, but the significance of this date has not been determined (Mastrangelo:9). Current Condition The house is structurally sound but is unoccupied and mothballed. However, there is evidence that animals have been able to access the building and may be causing damage to the interior. The wood siding is covered with deteriorating simulated-brick asphalt siding paper. The porch was removed sometime between 1979 and the late 1990s. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”
Address: Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA
“The dry-dock at Lock 47 was constructed about 1852 by Thomas J. Hassett (Mastrangelo1987:10). It was used to repair canal boats. Located on the berm side of the bypass flume, the dry-dock ran parallel to both the lock and the flume. It had battered dry-laid stone sidewalls, with stop-plank slots at the lower end. The width of the dock at the top was 26 feet and 21 feet at the bottom. It was 103 feet long with an upper wall of a roughly-coursed limestone. Current Condition The dry-dock is now little more than a wide ditch. Little evidence of the side walls exist and it is filled with vegetation and silted in. There remains some stonework at the lower end. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”
Address: 2624 Toddville Back St, Toddville, MD 21672, USA
“The day after my shingles were delivered, Jeff and his crew were at my house to tear off my old roof/shingles & replace with new. They did a fast, excellent job and cleaned up afterward. I was stoked when I got home from work to see it was DONE! Also, Jeff's wife Krissy is a pleasure to talk to and deal with. =) Definitely recommend them.”
Address: 207 Linthicum Dr, Cambridge, MD 21613, USA
“Was very professional n fixed in a jiffy. Definitely keeping his number. 5 stars!”
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