02-16-2023 Howard Mag - Flipbook - Page 18
COMMUNITIES & HOUSING
The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, now a pedestrian bridge, crosses the Little Patuxent River adjacent to the Savage Mill shops.
PHOTO BY JERRY JACKSON
Savage
AT A GLANCE
Typical home value:
$525,178
Population: 6,849
Founded: 1816
Source: datausa.io,
Zillow
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S
avage has always been a
company town — and in this
case, the “company” is historic Savage Mill, once a busy
textile manufacturing plant and now
a thriving complex of shops, galleries
and restaurants.
When the three-story rock-andmortar cotton mill was completed in
1816, it needed workers to tend the
massive wheel powered by the conjoined forces of the Little and Middle
Patuxent rivers — and those workers
needed a place to live. The Savage
Mill primarily manufactured canvas,
used for everything from the sails
billowing from 19th century clipper
ships to cannon covers to backdrops
for Hollywood silent movies.
The mill has operated as a mix of
antiques stores, shops and restaurants since 1985.
Today, the mill’s adventurous
customers can ride a zip line over
the treetops and above the historic
Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, an
all-metal suspension truss bridge
that’s beloved by railroad buffs.
Those who prefer to keep their
feet firmly on the ground can hike
along the serene Wincopin Trails. A
newly cleared area over a bluff that
overlooks the juncture of two rivers
is especially breathtaking.