Once a self-contained community, 'Spocott' today has the only existing post windmill for grinding grain in Maryland. Also on the property are a colonial tenant farmhouse and a one-room schoolhouse. Under "fair winds," the mill is still operated from time to time.

If weather permits, see the windmill in action grinding grain during the annual Spocott Windmill Day, usually held in May. This is the same day as the Strawberry Festival at Beckwith United Methodist Church, right down the road.

There has been a succession of windmills at this location dating to the 1700s. A similar working windmill stood near the site until it was knocked down by the blizzard of 1888. This replica, built in 1972 by noted boatbuilder Jim Richardson, contains the original grinding stones and interior steps. The exterior steps provide a glimpse of nearby Gary Creek.