Without such mills, pioneer life could be cruel. For example, during the winter of the Deep Snow, 1830-1831, when roads and trails were impassable and mills inaccessible, pioneers were forced use ...

To the west, Chestnut Grove (now Whitmell) and Sugar Tree were growing communities. The county contained more than 40 grist mills sites in the 1830’s, many of which were out of operation throughout ...

With textile mills, sawmills, grist mills and, of course ... Saxons and people of other nationalities began to flock hither in 1830,” according to R. C. Brown’s 1895 History of Butler County. The new ...

A portion of a roadway collapsed last year, allowing an iconic pond to drain into Long Island Sound. Who is responsible for ...

According to the society, the mill was built in 1897 to house Jacob Bahr's woodworking and grist mill business. Before that, the property was home to a linseed mill from 1828 until the 1890s.

The 1850 Bowmansville Roller Mill produced things like flour and animal feed through the 1940s. The historic grist and sawmill is privately owned, but a deed requires regular days for the public ...

A Grist review of data from the Department of Justice and EPA found that the Trump administration has not filed any new cases against major polluters in its first three months. Similarly ...

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"We are willing to support anything that will bring back the road, the pond and protect the Grist Mill," she told Newsday. It was not immediately clear what county or state officials could do to ...

The former Cheney Mill site is being transformed into Pendleton Mill Lofts, a multifamily housing development. Progress Carolina, a company known for its expertise in transforming historic sites ...

the Grist Miller’s House, originally built in 1782, has been restored and is now welcoming visitors. The house once served as home to the man who operated the nearby mill, a central figure in Mo ...

Dennis Copenhaver He set up the first saw and grist mills in the county, and also operated a tannery. Generations of the Lyons family have lived in the Greenwood area, including a number who are s ...