The first quarry located along Marriottsville Road Number 2 was opened by a small company in Carroll County in the 1850s. They sawed the soapstone into slabs and sold it to be used for bathtubs. But, the business did not do well and was closed in 1860. In 1885 the Maryland Soapstone Company began to operate the quarry, however, they were not able to make a profit this way. Therefore, they ground the stone and sold it to manufacturers of fire-proof and acid-proof paints. Some slabs were sold for fire-brick and hearthstones. This information was taken from Maryland: It's Resources, Industries, and Institutions dated 1893 via Google Books.
By 1910, the Steatite Corporation owned the Quarry and Mill located off Marriottsville Road Number 2, presumably having bought out the Maryland Soapstone Company. I am still researching to determine when all quarry operations on Marriottsville Road Number 2 ceased.
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Henry DeVries - Marriottsville Slaveholder
Found online:
Slaves heading north passed through here
Conference: Events highlight role Maryland and Baltimore played in the antebellum Underground Railroad.
$100 REWARD -- Ran away from the subscriber on Saturday, 7th August [1858], a NEGRO WOMAN, called Emeline, aged about 31 years, dark color, 5 feet high. She took with her a female child aged 22 months. I will give the above reward if they are returned to me, or lodged in jail within the State so I can get them.
Henry Devries
Marriottsville, Carroll county, Md.
Henry Devries
Marriottsville, Carroll county, Md.
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