Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Cannery Warehouse
The Frederick Visitor Center is located in a structure that served for many years as a warehouse for the Monocacy Valley Canning Company, a firm that started canning local vegetables ca. 1900. The canned goods were sent from here via the Commerce Street railroad siding that connected to both the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Monocacy Valley Canning Company began on the grounds of the Frederick City Spoke Company. In 1894 the spoke factory relocated to Alexandria, Virginia, shortly before the invention of the automobile reduced demand for wagon and carriage wheels.
"These buildings are equipped with all the latest spoke making machinery, from the saw mills to the finest spoke machines, the motive power being furnished by a 50 horse engine and boiler… They are manufacturing all kinds of white oak and hickory spokes, from the heaviest wagon spokes to those used in the construction of the lightest buggies and trotting sulkeys, and have a capacity for turning out 7,000 of the best spokes per day."
The News [Frederick], April 16, 1891, p. 3.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1891.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carroll Creek (here, next to this marker); The Frederick County History Bell (here, next to this marker); Gen. Bradley T. Johnson (a few steps from this marker); The Frederick Brick Works (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lower Depot Neighborhood / The Frederick Brick Works (about 400 feet away); Transportation in Frederick (about 400 feet away); Old Freight Depot (about 600 feet away); Tanneries (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
