The Steppingstone Museum is a non-profit educational and cultural institution on the Susquehanna River , northwest of Havre de Grace, Maryland , whose mission is to preserve and interpret the rural heritage of Harford County, Maryland .
7-512: The museum displays and preserves the private collection of 7,000 tools and artifacts amassed by J. Edmund Bull along with later accessions. The Bull collection was first displayed at his home, which he called Steppingstone. In 1979, the museum relocated to the former Gilman Paul property, an 18th-century farm now in Susquehanna State Park , and the museum was expanded to include demonstrations of various trades commonplace in rural America of
14-473: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Susquehanna State Park (Maryland) Susquehanna State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the lower Susquehanna River north of the city of Havre de Grace, Maryland . The state park 's main area is on the west bank of the river; the park also manages land on the river islands and east bank. The park offers fishing, boating, camping, and trails for hiking and equestrian use. It
21-601: Is managed as a complex with Rocks State Park and Palmer State Park by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources . The park saw its genesis in 1958 when the former president of the Baltimore Museum of Art , J. Gilman D’Arcy Paul, offered to donate 300 acres to the state. The state began its acquisition of land for the park in 1960. The park's Rock Run Historical Area includes: the Rock Run Grist Mill;
28-519: The 1804 Carter-Archer Mansion, which was once the home of mill owner John Archer; remnants of the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal ; and the restored Jersey Toll House, where fees were collected for the historic Port Deposit Bridge . The privately run Steppingstone Museum , which preserves and demonstrates Harford County's rural arts and crafts of the 1880-1920 period, is also located on the park grounds. The park's 15 miles (24 km) of trails include
35-564: The 19th century. Barns and farm buildings exhibit the work of broom makers, blacksmiths , stone cutters, masons, and other tradesmen. The museum programs special events relating to 19th- and early 20th-century history. The display barn at the Steppingstone Farm Museum in Harford County burned to the ground on the afternoon of June 2, 2024. This barn was not open to visitors at the time of the fire. No lives were lost. The barn
42-707: The Susquehanna Ridge Trail (three miles (4.8 km)), which offers views of the river valley, the Land of Promise (1.6 miles (2.6 km)), the Farm Road Trail (two miles (3.2 km)) and other named trails. The Lower Susquehanna Greenways Trail , which is co-located with the Mason-Dixon Trail , starts at the park and runs north along the river to the Conowingo Dam . The park also offers boating and fishing on
49-511: Was valued at roughly $ 200,000 and the Fire Marshal reported that the value of the historic artifacts stored in the structure could not be assessed at this time. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. 39°36′07″N 76°08′18″W / 39.60194°N 76.13833°W / 39.60194; -76.13833 This Maryland museum–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This agriculture article
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