Like barns, grist mills evoke feelings of nostalgia and longing for times long gone. There they are, these beautiful historic structures, often built of stone, with irregularly placed windows and ...

They adapted by establishing grist mills and later shoe and textile factories, powered by water. However, post-World War I economic hardships led to factory closures as industries relocated to ...

It was built in about 1930 near Red Level. Rikard's Mill Rikard's Mill, built in 1845, is functioning water-powered grist mill and museum in Beatrice in Monroe County where visitors can see corn ...

After more than three years, the grist mill in Spring Mill State Park ... The shaft that harnesses power from the water wheel outside and transfers it through gears to the granite grinding stone ...

Situated on the south bank of Sugar Creek about three miles west of McLean, Moore's Mill survived into the 20th century, becoming the last operational water-powered mill in the county. John Caton ...

The Grist Mill since its origin has served as a community ... had a tidal mill or a windmill or in Stony Brook, it was powered by water in the mill pond, as an artificial way of harnessing water ...

Line shafts transfer power from the water wheel to other areas of the building. HTI Contractors continue the Grist Mill disassembling project at Richard and Charlene Blacksten’s farm in Union ...

Friends of the Cedar Creek Grist Mill hosted the event ... events last year due to the creek’s low water levels not providing sufficient power to operate the mill. Volunteers also ground ...

The working mill, which grinds grain into flour, is one of the largest remaining water-powered grist mills in the land. The multilevel structure is freighted with a hopper, dust catcher ...

Horse-powered and steam-powered mills could be located anywhere but water-powered mills were favored ... There, on Salt Creek, they built a brush dam, pond and grist mill with stone burrs in ...

Since there was no electricity, electric motors or mechanical engines, local residents harnessed the power of water flow to mobilize their mills. Their challenge was to find a site along a stream ...