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Since the late 1600s there has been a grist mill at work in this little village whose population swelled to 300 in 1880. In 1706, Richard Sweatman operated a saw mill there and two grist mills, hence the name Wye Mills. Today, there is only one grist mill operating in the village as a living museum and its beginnings date to circa 1681. Restoration of the mill was completed in the early 1990s under the direction of Preservation Maryland. Even older than the mill is the Maryland State Tree, the Wye Oak, which reigns supreme at 450 years old in its own 20-acre park. The restored Wye Church (c. 1721) is one of the oldest Episcopal churches in America and features high box pews, a hanging pulpit and original silver communion pieces. Wye Mills has evolved from a mill town which supplied Washington's troops at Valley Forge with ground wheat during the American Revolution to a community with several historic gems worth taking the time to see. Visitors from far-reaching places detour from Route 50 to absorb the history of this 17th century village. Back to.....  Easton  St. Michaels   Oxford     Tilghman Island ________________________________________________________________________

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