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Hampstead, straddles Carroll and Baltimore counties. If you are just looking to
hit balls on the driving range – or have a
drink, listen to some live music or play
mini-golf – there’s always Island Green
Family Fun Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley
Road South, Westminster.
EXPLORE LOCAL HISTORY
The Carroll County Farm Museum,
500 S. Center St., Westminster, provides
the public with a chance to experience
mid-19th century rural life. The museum
grounds include original farm structures,
such as the farmhouse and a bank barn,
built in 1852-53. Other buildings include
a 1700s log barn, smokehouse, broom
shop, saddlery, springhouse, living history
center, wagon shed, general store exhibit,
firehouse, and a one-room schoolhouse,
according to carrollcountytourism.org.
The Historical Society of Carroll
County, 210 E Main St. in Westminster,
was founded in 1939 to save the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House (1807)
from demolition, according to hsccmd.
org. Over the years, the society also
acquired the Kimmey House (c. 1800)
and Cockey’s (c. 1820). All three historic
houses help create the foundation for the
historical society’s mission — tell Carroll
County’s stories and place them within
the context of the American experience.
The Union Mills Homestead is a
The Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival is held at the Union Mills Homestead. CARROLL
COUNTY TIMES FILE PHOTO
historic landmark and has been the
Shriver family homestead for six generations, according to unionmills.org.
Located at 3311 Littlestown Pike, north of
Westminster, it’s a museum of American
rural culture featuring original artifacts;
everything is much the same as when the
Shriver family lived there. Tours of the
main house, blacksmith shop and functioning grist mill offer a step into the past.
It’s cultural and Civil War history make
Union Mills Homestead a popular destination for school groups and history buffs.
The homestead hosts events such
as a Flower & Plant Market, Civil War
Encampment, Corn Roast Festival,
Maryland Microbrewery Festival, the
Mason-Dixon Jeep Gathering, and a
Christkindlmarkt, a German-style Christmas marketplace.
Voted Best Private School in Carroll County
PreK – 8th Grade
STEM CERTIFIED
SCHEDULE A
TOUR TODAY:
SJWestSchool.org | 45 Monroe Street | Westminster, MD | 21157 | 410-848-7455
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