Tag Archives: Mills

Henry Steiner Mill (Berks County, PA)

This mill was built in 1820 and was most active between 1820 and 1860. There was a saw mill attached to the right of the grist mill. The grist mill portion occupies a footprint of about 32′X 40′. The mill was fed by the waters of the Mill Creek which is an offshoot of the...

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Wagner Mill (Northampton County, PA)

Stoffel Wagner built this Mill in 1767 and several generations of the Wagner family operated it over the span of 200 years. The Mill is located on West Walnut Street just off of Route 412 in Lower Saucon Township which is near Hellertown, PA in Northampton County. The Hellertown Historical Society uses the Miller’s house,...

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Laughlin Mill (Cumberland County, PA)

This mill was built by William Laughlin circa 1763 in the small town of Newville, PA in Cumberland County. The mill was owned and operated by the Laughlin family up until 1896 when the family sold it to the Newville Water Company, which removed the internal milling equipment and installed a turbine to drive hydraulic...

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Water Wheel @ Cooper Grist Mill (Chester, NJ)

A look at the water wheel found at the Cooper Grist Mill. The mill was built in 1826 by Nathan Cooper. It replaced an earlier mill built on the same location in the 1760′s by Isaiah Younglove. Today, visitors to the mill can watch the massive water wheel power shafts and gears that turn 2,000-pound...

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Cooper Grist Mill (Chester, NJ)

The Cooper Grist Mill was built in 1826 by Nathan Cooper. It replaced an earlier mill built on the same location in the 1760′s by Isaiah Younglove. Today, visitors to the mill can watch the massive water wheel power shafts and gears that turn 2,000-pound mill stones as the master miller, in period costume, explains...

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Cooper Grist Mill (Chester, NJ)

The Cooper Grist Mill was built in 1826 by Nathan Cooper. It replaced an earlier mill built on the same location in the 1760′s by Isaiah Younglove. Today, visitors to the mill can watch the massive water wheel power shafts and gears that turn 2,000-pound mill stones as the master miller, in period costume, explains...

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Cooper Grist Mill (Chester, NJ)

The Cooper Grist Mill was built in 1826 by Nathan Cooper. It replaced an earlier mill built on the same location in the 1760′s by Isaiah Younglove. Today, visitors to the mill can watch the massive water wheel power shafts and gears that turn 2,000-pound mill stones as the master miller, in period costume, explains...

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