Editing Travilah, Maryland (section)

==Historic sites==
Montgomery County has a long history that began over 300 years ago.<ref name="MChistory">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery County, Maryland - Our History and Government
|website= Montgomery County Government Office of Public Information
|publisher=Montgomery County, Maryland and the Montgomery County Historical Society
|url=https://montgomerycountymd.gov/cct/Resources/Files/history.pdf
|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> The Travilah area has some historic sites, although some are privately owned. For example, the original Travilah Town Hall, built in 1910, still stands—but it is privately owned.<ref name="Kelly226"/> The historic Travilah Baptist Church, built in 1894, burned down in 1980.<ref name="Kelly226"/><ref name="M25-102"/>

===Harrison and Ada Ward Farm===
[[Image:WardFarmBarn.jpg|thumb|right|Ward Farm Barn|alt=old freshly painted red barn]][[Image:PenyfieldLockHouse and lock.jpg|thumb|right|Pennyfield Lock House|alt=old building near a canal lock]][[Image:Swains Lock.jpg|thumb|right|Swain's Lock|alt=old canal lock]]The Harrison and Ada Ward Farm was built around 1885, and prospered in part because it was located not far from the Pennyfield Lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on what is now Travilah Road. The farm originally grew wheat, corn, and hay, and later raised dairy cows.<ref name="Kelly223">{{harvnb|Kelly|Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|2011|p=223}}</ref><ref name="M25-9">{{cite web
|title=Capsule Summary for Harrison and Ada Ward Farm
|website= Maryland Historical Trust
|publisher=Maryland Government
|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Montgomery/M;%2025-9.pdf
|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> The farm's bright red [[bank barn]], which has exceptional architectural detail, is located right next to the road.<ref name="Dwyer114">{{harvnb|Dwyer|2006|p=114}}</ref>

===Pennyfield Lock House===
The Pennyfield Lock House (Lock #22) is located in the western portion of the Travilah CDP in the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park]]. The [[Lock (water navigation)|lock]] house was built around 1830, and its lock was completed around 1831.<ref name="Kelly18">{{harvnb|Kelly|Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|2011|p=18}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was necessary because the Potomac River was not navigable by ships/barges at [[Great Falls (Potomac River)|Great Falls]]—"a spectacular series of falls and rapids".<ref name="MDScenicCO">{{cite web
|title=Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
|website= Maryland Department of Commerce
|publisher=Visit Maryland, Maryland Office of Tourism Development
|url=http://guides.milespartnership.com/md/Byways/16/mobile/index.html#p=17
|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>|group=Note}} John L. DuFief built a [[Gristmill|mill]] around 1850 on the [[Muddy Branch]], and it had a road that connected to the [[Pennyfield Lock]].<ref name="Kelly12"/> His mill had the capacity to manufacture 10–12,000 barrels of flour per year, and a network of roads grew that enabled farmers to get their crops to the mill and canal.<ref name="Kelly12"/> The DuFief Mill was about {{convert|1.7|mi}} from the Travilah crossroads, and an alternative mill (Glen Mill) was 3.3 miles away.{{#tag:ref|The Glen Mill was built in the early 1800s.<ref name="Kelly224"/> Using today's roads, the driving distance from the intersection of Glen and Travilah roads to the miller's house for the DuFief Mill is {{convert|1.7|mi}} and the distance to Glen Mill is {{convert|3.5|mi}}.<ref name="DistanceDuFiefMill"/><ref name="DistanceGlenMill"/>|group=Note}} The small community of Travilah thrived because of its crossroads location and proximity to the canal.<ref name="ConnectionTOak"/> The canal was completed as far north as [[Cumberland, Maryland]], by 1850 (and never did reach the [[Ohio River]]), and one fourth of its {{convert|185|mi}} are in Montgomery County.<ref name="Kelly18"/> By 1859, about 83 barges per week were using the canal to transport coal, grain, flour, and farm products to Washington and [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]].<ref name="Kelly18"/>

===Swain's Lock House===
[[Swains Lock]] House (Lock #21) is located in the eastern portion of the Travilah CDP in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The lock and lock house were built in 1831.<ref name="Kelly213-214">{{harvnb|Kelly|Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|2011|pp=213–214}}</ref> The house is one of the largest canal lock houses, and made from oversized sandstone bricks. Jesse Swain was lock keeper beginning in 1907, and had been a canal boatman. His father (John) had helped with the canal construction, and his grandson (Fred) has lived in the house and operated an onsite concession stand into the 21st century.<ref name="Kelly213-214"/> At least two Swain children, and a cousin, were born in the house. The family lived in the house until 2006, when the National Park Service took over maintenance.<ref name="ConnectionSwains">{{cite news
|title=Swains Share History of Lockhouse
|publisher=Connection Newspapers
|url=http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2019/jul/04/swains-share-history-lockhouse/
|access-date=2020-04-20
|newspaper=Potomac Almanac
|date=2019-07-04
|last1=McEwan
|first1=Peggy}}</ref> Today, picnic tables are located between the Potomac River and the lock and lock house.<ref name="SwainCamping">{{cite web
|title=C&O Canal Trust - Swains Tent Camping
|website= C&O Canal Trust
|publisher=C&O Canal Trust
|url=https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/swains-tent-camping/
|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>

===Tobytown cemetery===
The Tobytown Cemetery, which is located off River Road near the Pennyfield Lock, is the only remaining relic associated with the black community of Tobytown that was established in 1875 by former slaves.<ref name="M25-14">{{cite web
|title=Capsule Summary for Tobytown Cemetery
|website= Maryland Historical Trust
|publisher=Maryland Government
|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Montgomery/M;%2025-14.pdf
|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> The community was established by William Davis, Ailsie Martin, and Emory Genus, and is believed to be named for Ailsie Martin's son—Tobias Martin. The cemetery contains about 25 gravestones for early settlers and family members. Most of the stones are unmarked, which is typical for early [[African Americans|African American]] cemeteries.<ref name="Kelly221">{{harvnb|Kelly|Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|2011|p=221}}</ref><ref name="MHTtobytown">{{cite web
|title=Capsule Summary for Tobytown Cemetery
|website= Maryland Historical Trust
|publisher=Maryland Government
|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Montgomery/M;%2025-14.pdf
|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>

===Travilah Oak===
The [[Travilah Oak]], a [[Quercus alba|white oak tree]] estimated to be 275 to 300 years old, is located at the intersection of Travilah and Glen roads in Maryland.<ref name="ConnectionTOak"/> In 2006, the tree was listed as having a height of {{convert|98|ft}}, a [[Crown (botany)|crown]] spread of approximately {{convert|100|ft}}, and a circumference of {{convert|17.5|ft}}.<ref name="ConnectAnnualRen"/> A small park, open to the public, surrounds the huge tree. The crossroads was once the community of Travilah, and consisted of a general store, a town hall, a few homes, and a church.<ref name="ConnectAnnualRen"/>

===Travilah Town Hall===
The Travilah Town Hall was built around 1910, and the building was used for meetings and entertainment. The corporation formed to construct the building defaulted on its mortgage in 1918, and it became privately owned although it continued to be used for community purposes.<ref name="Kelly226"/> Although the building has historical significance, it is currently privately–owned.<ref name="MHT-TTH">{{cite web
|title=Inventory Form for State Historic Sites Survey - Travilah Hall
|website= Maryland Historical Trust
|publisher=Maryland Government
|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Montgomery/M;%2025-10-1.pdf
|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>
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|website= Maryland Historical Trust
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