Brick Wall Landing, Maryland | |
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Populated place | |
Coordinates: 38°55′46″N 75°50′02″W / 38.92944°N 75.83389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Caroline |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 589811 [1] |
Brick Wall Landing is a populated place in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. [1] The settlement is located on the Choptank River, 3.2 mi (5.1 km) north of Denton. Variant names for the settlement include "Brick Mill Landing" and "Hardcastle Landing". [1]
Robert Hardcastle arrived from England in 1748 and settled at this location. [2] Around 1790, Robert or his son John erected a grist mill, as well as a two-story brick house which depicted "the affluence of a miller during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century". [2] [3] [4] The Hardcastles prospered in the county as millers, businessmen, land owners and slave owners, while their location on the river became a local shipping center and turning point for boats. [3] [5] The mill was torn down around 1900, while the extant "Hardcastle Mill House" is today listed on the Maryland Historical Trust. [2]