Monthly Archives: November 2010 This is a look at the gearing and cogs at The Mill At Anselma. They are powered by a 16 foot tall Fitz water wheel and drive the turning of 3,000 pound quartz grinding stones on the level above. It’s believed that the wood used to manufacture these elements of the mill came from White...  A Black Vulture takes flight towards me back on Saturday 11-27-2010. Taken near the Susquehanna River in Maryland. The Vultures were the only ones coming close due to the antics of a jackass in a kayak who decided he was going to paddle out to a spot where the Eagles and Blue Heron all hang...  This is a look at the machine shop area located on the second floor of The Mill at Anselma in Chester County, PA. The mill was built around 1747 by Samuel Lightfoot. The mill was one of eight grist mills in the Township of Pikeland. In addition to milling flour and grains, the mill also...  This is the sixteen foot tall over shot Fitz water wheel at The Mill at Anselma in Chester County, PA. The mill was built around 1747 by Samuel Lightfoot. The mill was one of eight grist mills in the Township of Pikeland. In addition to milling flour and grains, the mill also ground animal feed...  This mill was built in 1822 by John Herr. It replaced an earlier saw mill built in 1768 on the same location. The mill was powered by a seven foot overshot wheel driven by waters from the Pequea Creek. Over it’s lifetime, the mill saw action as a grinder of flour and corn meal and...  An adult Bald Eagle hurries across the river with his freshly caught fish in order to avoid attracting other thieving Eagles in the area. Taken over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on 11-14-2010. For more information on Bald Eagles, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology.  Farming is a thankless job requiring more hours than a human should be allowed to work, for little pay and little respect. Very few people think about the local family farmer until there is a shortage of some sort of food or meat product or some recall you hear about on CNN. If it weren’t... |
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