Two millstones from Bucher's Mill near Reamstown, East Cocalico Township. Now on the grounds of the Lancaster County Historical Society. The pair of stones are of Pennsylvania pebble stone and weight approximately 4500 pounds together.
Photograph- John Swarr mill on Kauffman's Run northwest of Lancaster, built in 1778 by Hessian prisoners. John Swarrr was brother of Christian Swarr, father of Magdalena Herr (1758-1836).
Photograph- John Swarr mill on Kauffman's Run northwest of Lancaster, built in 1778 by Hessian prisoners. John Swarrr was brother of Christian Swarr, father of Magdalena Herr (1758-1836).
Description
John Swarr mill on Kauffman's Run northwest of Lancaster, built in 1778 by Hessian prisoners. John Swarrr was brother of Christian Swarr, father of Magdalena Herr (1758-1836).
Signers of petition: John Haverstick, Jacob Lichty, H. Kauffman, David Caldwell, Samuel Hershey, Christian Lintner, Jacob Peters, John Baker, Godfrey Pyfer, David Herr, John Eschbach, Christian Eschbach, Jacob Bausman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.