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 ...

Lumber was needed for construction by the colonists. Where millstones are used in a grist mill, a saw is used in the saw mill. Water power was used until steam power was introduced in the early 1800s.

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 ...

Friends of the Cedar Creek Grist Mill hosted the event ... events last year due to the creek’s low water levels not providing sufficient power to operate the mill. Volunteers also ground ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...