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2158 Littlestown Pike in Westminster. There also is one public nine-hole
course: McDaniel College Golf Club,
207 Pennsylvania Ave. in Westminster.
The private 18-hole Piney Branch Golf
Club, 5301 Trenton Mill Road in Hampstead, straddles Carroll and Baltimore
counties. If you are looking to hit balls on
the driving range – or have a drink, listen
to some live music or play miniature golf
– there’s always Island Green Family
Fun Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Road
South, Westminster.
EXPLORE LOCAL HISTORY
The Carroll County Farm Museum
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 1852-1853.
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
Executive Director Kyle Dalton talks about the history of the Shriver Homestead’s kitchen
as he gives a tour of Union Mills Homestead. BRIAN KRISTA/STAFF
the Kimmey House (c. 1800) and Cockey’s (c. 1820).
The Union Mills Homestead is a
historic landmark and has been the
Shriver family homestead for six generations, according to unionmills.org.
Located at 3311 Littlestown Pike, 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.
Its cultural and Civil War history make
Union Mills Homestead a popular destination for school groups and history
buffs. The homestead hosts events such
as the Flower & Plant Market, Civil War
Encampment, Corn Roast Festival, Maryland Microbrewery Festival and a Christkindlmarkt, a German-style Christmas
marketplace.
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