They adapted by establishing grist mills and later shoe and textile factories, powered by water. However, post-World War I economic hardships led to factory closures as industries relocated to ...

After more than three years, the grist mill in Spring Mill State Park ... The shaft that harnesses power from the water wheel outside and transfers it through gears to the granite grinding stone ...

Situated on the south bank of Sugar Creek about three miles west of McLean, Moore's Mill survived into the 20th century, becoming the last operational water-powered mill in the county. John Caton ...

Line shafts transfer power from the water wheel to other areas of the building. HTI Contractors continue the Grist Mill disassembling project at Richard and Charlene Blacksten’s farm in Union ...

The working mill, which grinds grain into flour, is one of the largest remaining water-powered grist mills in the land. The multilevel structure is freighted with a hopper, dust catcher ...

The Little Miami River powered several other mills in the area and a village was formed, called Davis Mills. Davis sold the grist ... the water wheel obsolete. According the the Clifton Mill ...

Known as the Glenwood Grist Mill, the building ... in about 1790 and built a mill along the stream to harness the power of the water that cut through the "glen in the woods" where it was built ...

Archaeologist Allison McGovern spoke at the Bryant Library on Feb. 19 about the process of uncovering local history at archaeological sites like the Roslyn Grist Mill. The event was hosted by the ...

Although the property has changed hands several times over the years, it has been owned by Frank Blount, 91, for more than 20 years. Blount restored some of the parts and cleaned ...

Through the years, demand for small, water-powered mills dwindled and the mill closed in the 1940s. Lancaster County had approximately 380 grist mills in 1840, writes Donald Kautz. His new book ...

HATFIELD — An historic dam on School Street, where the rushing water in the Mill River forms ... with exploring whether the D.F. Riley Grist Mill Dam can be taken down. On Saturday from 11 ...