Talk:Bare Hills Historic District

Scott's Church should be discussed

Ironically, the historic district does not include Scott's church site, which lies on the other side of Lake Roland. Some of the above may be included on this page; the remainder should go to the church's page.

The original log structure burned down in 1876, and a replacement was built in 1886. The replacement is a remarkably small but (in my never-went-to-arch-school opinion) a very remarkably styled building. With declining population, it ceased operation in the 1970s or 80s. Apparently the Ruxton community association has refurbished it, and it looks just phenomenal in pictures nowadays.

Some backstory on Scott's property acquisitions. Anyone who'd like to roll these into the article should not hold back:

• Perhaps suggested, but not specifically stated in the extended citation in the article: The B&S railroad's right-of-way isolated the NE corner of the Fishpaw's Hopyard Tract from its main body, and this is what moved them (at least in part) to sell this parcel.
  • the deed to the church plot included a clause that the Fishpaws could reclaim it if it ever ceased to be used for a church.
• In my opinion the article should call out this observation better: Scott's 2-acre purchase so far from his church (seems to be about 1¼ miles per crow flight) was actually quite astute. He was a blacksmith by trade, and the traffic moving on the Falls Turnpike provided a steady supply of customers who needed emergent wagon repairs, etc.
  • How he accumulated enough money to buy 2 acres would be interesting biographical material, tho more relevantly located on a biographical page.
  • I would expect the cost of land at Bare Hills would be less than average, due its poor qualities for agriculture and its hilliness, but I have not seen these factors discussed.
  • On the other hand, the land fronted the turnpike, so that would've increased its value, presumably...

77th Trombone (talk) 20:43, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Estimating the Length of the Jones Falls Diversion Comment

Screen capture showing how I used Google Maps to estimate Jones Falls' detour path due to the Bare Hills rock formation.

File:Measuring Jones Falls Detour Around Bare Hills--Screen Capture.png

Measuring Jones Falls Diversion Around the Bare Hills formation

77th Trombone (talk) 22:28, 5 December 2016 (UTC)