The original log mill building built in 1808 had additions to the structure in later years.
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Stair steps inside the front door lead to the second floor where the millstones turned.
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Beautiful wooden flour sifter hangs in 5/8″ iron rods on the third floor. The fan shown above was used to sift the flour. A nearby window helped to ventilate the dust.
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Lettering shown on the side of the flour sifter.
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First generation wooden pulley above the millstones on the second floor.
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Second generation iron pulley on the second floor line shaft.
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A workbench was located by the light of a window on the second floor, east side.
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Second floor, southeast corner. Here plaster remains on the walls of the bookkeeper’s room. This area was probably heated during cold winter months for the miller who kept watch on the stones turning outside this location.
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Second floor, a west window in the log wall was later converted to a doorway to the west addition of the mill.
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Second floor, mill stairwell to the first and third floors. Looking south.
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Belt drive rope windless without rope. Used to lift bags of grain from ground level up to the third floor outside entrance door. Long lever across the photo center controlled the windless operated by belt and pulley.
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Third floor stairwell on the left. Grain hopper on the right. Here the bags of grain were emptied to feed the millstones. The mill used cups on belts to elevate grain and flour.
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A second generation water-driven turbine replaced the original wooden water wheel. This iron pulley, shaft and belt were powered by the turbine.
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Third generation mill power by an outside engine. This huge iron pulley on the ground floor level above the water wheel pit was turned by the belt-powered engine.
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1954 receipt from the mill.
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Flour sifter that remains in the mill.
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Contributed by Steve E. Troutman. First published as a blog post on September 16, 2011, on “Mahantongo Heritage,” sponsored by PAHistorian.
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