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Haines Mill (Lehigh County, PA)

The Haines mill was built by John George Knauss in 1760 on land he purchased from his Father In-law Joseph Bishop. Bishop had aquired the land from William Penn’s sons, Thomas and Richard in 1738. The Knauss family operated the mill until 1853. Solomon Lichenwalner took over the mill in 1867, and then sold it...

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Pocono Mountain One-Room Schoolhouse (Monroe County, PA)

This reproduction of an early one-room schoolhouse was built by Vo-Tech students in Monroe County and has a permanent location on the grounds of the Pocono Mountain School District in Scotrun, PA. The furnishings inside are antique and historically accurate. Nikon D7000 with a Sigma 10-20mm lens, manual focus, aperture priority mode, exposure bracketing for...

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A quiet place to reflect and whittle

Bromley Mill near New Hope, PA. Nikon D300 with a Nikon 28-70mm F2.8 AFS lens, manual focus, hand held, aperture priority mode, exposure bracketing for three brackets at 2 stops variance @ F9, ISO 640. HDR and tone map post-processing completed with NIK HDR Efex Pro.

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Rothville Mill (Lancaster County, PA)

The Rothville Mill was built in 1793 by Johannes Pfoutz. It replaced an earlier mill on the same location that had been built in 1786. Pfoutz and his Sons owned the mill through 1814. In 1814 Peter Hall purchased the mill and operated it until 1824 when he sold it to Henry Becker. The Becker...

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Londonvale Mill (Lancaster County, PA)

The Londonvale Mill was built in 1787 by Jacob Eshleman. It operated as a working flour and grist mill in the Eshleman family until 1839. It was powered by an overshot wheel and had a capacity of about 10 barrels of flour per day. The mill replaced an earlier mill on the same spot that...

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“As you go through life, you’ve got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.” –Neil Young

This is an old barn that is nestled in a valley that my Parent’s new house overlooks in the very small town of Virginville, PA. The people who sold the house to my Parents were telling me they think there used to be a wordworking shop setup in the barn. Nikon D7000 with a Nikon...

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Josiah Hess Covered Bridge (Columbia County, PA)

This beautiful bridge spans the Huntington Creek in Columbia County Pennsylvania. Built in 1875 by Joseph Redline, it has a Burr Arch truss design and is 110 feet in length. In recent years it was completely refurbished and is in excellent condition. It is not open to foot traffic and has picnic tables inside where...

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