Flintstone & Gilpin, MD

Last Update: March 28, 2011

From West to East

East of Martin's Mtn. to Flintstone, MD

From the MD Inventory of Historic Sites:

The stone house or tavern is on the north side of an abandoned section of U.S. Route 40, about two miles west of Flintstone. The present Route 40 runs to the north. What remains here is the hulk of an early 19th century stone structure of 2 1/2 storys with a gable roof. The principal (south) facade has four bays with two doors. All of the windows and doors as well as most of the interior are missing. (MD Historical Trust AL-II-A-006)

Flintstone, MD

From Thomas Searight's "The Old Pike":

...Flintstone, four miles west of Fletcher's (Summit of Polish Mtn.). All old pike boys remember Flintstone. The name has a familiar ring. The stages stopped at Flintstone and Thomas Robinson kept the leading tavern there, in the olden time. His house was a stage station, and a wagon stand as well. Robinson, the good old landlord got into a difficulty many years ago with one Silas Twigg, and was killed outright by his assailant. As early as 1835 Jonathan Huddleson kept a tavern in Flintstone, and had the patronage of one of the stage lines. He subsequently kept the old Tomlinson tavern at the Little Meadows. John Piper was an old tavern keeper at Flintstone. His house was a favorite summer resort. and also enjoyed the patronage of old wagoners. The Piper house is a large brick building, and stands on the north side of the road. John Piper died about the year 1872. The house is continued as a tavern under the joint management of John Howard, a son-in-law, and an unmarried daughter of the old proprietor. Henry B. Elbon also kept a tavern in Flintstone for many years, but his career began after that of the old road ended. Elbon died about four or five years ago. Fairweather and Ladew, of New York, own and operate a large tannery at Flintstone.

Gilpin, MD