Fosters Mill / Masemore Mill
Baltimore Co. | Maryland | USA
Watersource: Bush Cabin Run.
Fosters Mill / Masemore Mill
The mill is located in Gunpowder Falls State Park, on Masemore Road about 0.2 miles south of Bush Cabin Run.
A stone plaque in the wall is marked "CW" and "NF" for Christopher Walker and Nicholas Foster who built the mill in 1797.
The mill is shown on a 1850 map and an 1862 map ]as Nicholas Stilts Mill, and on a 1877 atlas as David Donaldson's.
Also called Masemore Mill. Benjamin E Massimore acquired it in 1890.
Foster's Mill 2016-03-16
A pen drawing by historical artist Gordon Callison, now a New York resident, once of Baltimore,Maryland; The circa 1797 Foster/Masemore Grist Mill on Bush Cabin Run in Baltimore County Maryland; at the time of the drawing occupied by Walter & Valerie Adams who rented from The Maryland Dept. of Forest and Parks until 2007. Once the only mill for miles around, in a deep valley.
The mill has been converted into a home, by Edward A. Condo-Vounesious, after he acquired the mill in 1944. Update: I am the granddaughter of Edward and Alta Condo. My brothers and I spent summers on the property as children.There is no mention of my grandparents who were the last legal owners on the property and the ones who converted it to a residence.My grandfather and his brother started wrestling shows in this country and were the managers of great names before the McMahon family sued him while he was ill with cancer and ruined his business. After his death the state of Maryland forced my grandmother under eminent domain to sell the property to them as part of the Gunpowder Falls park system.The Erdmans and my grandparents were close friends. My father wanted to challenge the state to keep it in the family but my grandmother said she was too tired to fight the issue.The last time I saw it there were caretakers,I believe their name was Adams, and it was in poor condition.I am sad to see that my family was such a great part of this history and the history of Maryland and their memory and contribution to the original renovation of this property appears to be erased. Pamela Ruffalo 07/02/2019
The water wheel is still intact, but the axle of the wheel has been permanently set in concrete.
The Maryland Dept. of Forests and Parks acquired it in 1961.
GPS: 76' 41.04W, 39' 36.64N