Jerusalem Mill Village brings history to life
Have you ever driven down Jerusalem Road in Kingsville past the old stone and red barn? Through the Jericho Covered Bridge? Did you know that this area comes alive with living history every Sunday? Most Harford County residents are surprised to learn this!
Don’t spend money on gas this summer driving to Gettysburg or Williamsburg. Come to Jerusalem Mill Village in Kingsville, Maryland, and get a taste of the history of Harford County, Maryland!
The red barn is actually a grist mill that was built in 1772. It now contains a museum documenting the milling process. Across the street from the mill is a blacksmith shop, and every Sunday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., a blacksmith is hard a work pounding iron into nails and other colonial wares.
Behind the grist mill is a small gun shop, where a colorful variety of folks have taken up residence over the years — woodworkers, gun makers, seamstresses, cider presses, and a family of nine! On Sunday afternoons, the gun shop is occupied with living history interpreters cooking over the fire, gardening, woodworking, sewing, spinning wool, and other colonial tasks. Visitors are welcome to join the interpreters in the shop, sit by the fire, and be transported to a time long ago.
Beautiful walking trails surround the area, which lies beside the Little Gunpowder.
Jerusalem Mill Village sponsors a Summer Concert Series, with an outdoor concert held in the Meadow beside the blacksmith shop on the first Sunday of every month at 6 p.m.
The Mill also sponsors a Civil War reenactment and a Revolutionary War reenactment during the summer. The reenactments are open to the public and also feature a military encampment you can stroll through, activities for the kids, demonstrations, food, entertainment, shopping, and much more.
Concerts are $5 a person with kids under 12 free. The reenactments are $7 a person with special rates for children.
Our calendar of events:
Sunday, June 1, 6 p.m. - Outdoor concert, Mirror Image and the Salem Gospel Quartet
Sunday, July 6, 6 p.m. - Outdoor concert, Jericho Bridge (musical group named after the bridge)
Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Civil War reenactment and encampment “Gilmor’s Raid”
Saturday, July 19, 6 p.m. - Outdoor concert, Camptown Shakers
Sunday, July 20, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Civil War reenactment and encampment “Gilmor’s Raid”
Sunday, August 3, 6 p.m. - Outdoor concert, Teachers for Sale
Sunday, September 7, 6 p.m. - Outdoor concert, Charlie Zahm
Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Revolutionary War reenactment, encampment, and Colonial Craftmen Weekend
Sunday, September 21, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Revolutionary War reenactment, encampment, and Colonial Craftmen Weekend
Visit http://www.jerusalemmill.org/events.htm for more information.
Love Jericho Bridge! I saw them first back in 2003 at Boordy Vineyards.