Burnt Mills, Maryland

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Burnt Mills
Census-designated place
Country United States of America
State Maryland
County Montgomery
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Burnt Mills is an census designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.[1] The site of a grist mill that burned down before 1788, Burnt Mills became an important source of clean drinking water for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in 1929 when the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) built a water filtration plant here along the Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Silver Spring, Maryland.[2]

At the time of its construction in 1929, the water filtration plant at Burnt Mills was considered a landmark achievement by Robert B. Morse, chief engineer, and the WSSC, reflecting public awareness "of the importance of managed water systems to public health." The plant's office and pumping station were housed inside two Georgian Revival style houses at 10700 and 10701 Colesville Road (also known as Columbia Pike). A steel and concrete hollow deck Ambersen style dam was built across the river. [3]

The Robert B. Morse Filtration Plant ceased operation in 1962 when it was replaced by water filtration plants on the Patuxent and Potomac Rivers. Its water filtration and pumping facilities were removed, but the two Georgian Revival builidngs and the dam remain. A historical marker identifies the location of the filtration plant and the site of the former Bealle's Mill at Burnt Mills.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Rowlands, DW (20 January 2021). "A first look at our region's new Census-Designated Places". "GGWash". Washington, DC. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Burnt Mills". The Historical Marker Database. July 6, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Liz Buxton (April 26, 2001). "NR-Eligibility Review Form" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust.


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