The Radcliffe Mill is a historic

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and related structures located in Chestertown, Kent County,

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. It consists of a Mill Building, built in 1891; Grain Elevator, probably constructed around 1924; and Annex / Seed House. The complex is historically significant for its association with the development of agriculture and the associated grist milling industry in Kent County. The present complex occupies land along Radcliffe Creek that has been associated with milling for about 300 years. A mill operated in this approximate location from 1694 until 1997. The Radcliffe Mill was listed on the

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in 2006.

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*, including photo from 2005, at Maryland Historical Trust Grinding mills in Maryland Buildings and structures in Kent County, Maryland Industrial buildings completed in 1891 National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland {{KentCountyMD-NRHP-stub