My Montgomery County Woodturners club (MCW) took a road trip to a wood art collector's home. It was a very interesting collection and wonderful people opening up their home to us. Socialwoman needed to go into work and get some stuff moved around. She couldn't come and took Farmvillegirl to help her. I gave permitboy the option to come see wood art and get a chance to drive and he took it. Leaving the wood art house I ask the GPS for items of interest since I don't get to the other side of 95 much. Savage Mill was 2 miles away so I said, "Permitboy....turn left." We get to the mill and turn into the parking lot. There is a lot building around but no clear sign "Come Here". We wandered around, found that the "mill" is turned into artist studios, stores, bakery, and restaurants. We found our way outside and walked to the over to where the power to the mill would have come from (at least the best we could determine, we could not find a sign that says this is a historic mill and here is how it works)
The building that would have held the equipment that supplied the power has not been restored at all and is in pretty bad shape. There were big metal "tubes" (probably 4 foot diameter pipes) that connect to the large restored mill building.
But the thing that caught my attention was the bridge out front.
The last Bollman Iron Truss Railroad bridge.
It is on the National Historic Landmark list and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
Built by the B&O RR Co. 1869
I love the lines on the side.
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