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An old mill and its owners

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Author
Robinson, Mary L.
Date of Publication
1907
AN OLD MILL AND ITS OWNERS If you go down the entire length South Queen street to the banks of the stream which was once known as the Conestogoe, though in our par- lance os the present century we have changed the two final vowels into the softer a, you will come to "Graeff's Landing," in sormer
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Mary L. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[24]-29 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 1
Subjects
Atkins family.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 1 (1907), p. 24-29Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Author
Hensel, L. W.
Date of Publication
1898
AN OLD OIL MILL. At the foot of the western end of the "Mine Ridge," thereabouts better known as "Stony Hill," and in the northwest corner of Eden township, near the old Conowingo ore mines, and about half a mile east of Camargo, on a branch of Beaver creek, stands a large, quaint old stone
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Responsibility
by L. W. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
213-215 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
Summary
This article discusses a mill property in Eden Township , Lancaster County. The mill had several owners during the 19th century, and the mill was used for various purposes: Processing wool, sawing wood, making whiskey, and pressing oil from flax seeds [hence the name "oil mill"].
Subjects
Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Oil mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Linseed oil.
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 7 (1898), p. 213-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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A brief history of the Ephrata Cloister Lower Mill

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Author
Marquet, Cynthia
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v.27
Responsibility
by Cynthia Marquet.
Author
Marquet, Cynthia
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
2-13 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v.27 (2002)
Subjects
Ephrata Grist Mill [Lower Mill] (Ephrata, Pa.)
Gristmills - Pennsylvania - Ephrata
Gristmills
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Additional Title
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v.27
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Cider press at Hess Mill

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Date of Publication
2011.
Responsibility
attributed to John Ward Willson Loose.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
29-31 p.
Notes
Includes schematic drawings of the cider press.
Subjects
Hess Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Cider - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
v. 113, no. 1, Spring 2011.Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 113, number 1 (2011), p. 29-31Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.113
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Cider press at Hess Mill

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Date of Publication
1965
Cider Press at Hess Mill A cider press was an important feature of the well-ordered and com- plete early 19th-century farm mill. Presses were constructed in a variety of styles. Essentially, however, provision had to be made for extracting the juice of the apples by great pressure. Generally this
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[181]-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 3
Subjects
Hess Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cider industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 3 (1965), p. 181-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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Cotton mills of Lancaster City, Pennsylvania : a collection of historical information about cotton from the Colonial Days (1770) of Lancaster City, through the 1800's when cotton mills were established, to the demise of the largest mill in the city in 1949, together with data on cotton production and the cotton market through 1976

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Date of Publication
1977
Call Number
621 C948
Responsibility
compiled by W.T. Crook, Jr.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
122 L : ill., Photographs; 29 cm.
Notes
Compiled for the Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Conestoga Steam Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Farnum Mills (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cotton manufacturing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Manufacturers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621 C948
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The Elser homestead and family history

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Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Date of Publication
1912
THE ELSER HOMESTEAD AND FAMILY HISTORY, The Elser homestead, better known as Elser's saw mill, is located on Mid- dle Creek, in Clay township, about one-half mile southeast of the village of Clay. The original tract contained 104 acres of limestone land, while the tract at present contains 96 acres
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Responsibility
by Frank E. Schnerer.
Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
51-59 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 2
Subjects
Elser Family.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 2 (1912), p. 51-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1897
THE EPHRATA PAPER MILL. A paper was read a short time ago be- fore the Historical Society of Pennsyl- vania upon the subject of paper making and the different water marks used by the Willcox family, whose history the learned speaker traced through the several gen- erations down to the present time
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Responsibility
by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Esq.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[323]-341 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 8
Subjects
Rittenhouse, William, - 1644-1708.
Willcox, Thomas.
Ephrata Paper Mill (Ephrata, Pa.)
Paper mills - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Watermarks - Pennsylvania.
Paper mills
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 8 (1897), p. 323-341Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Grist mills : together with recipes using their products & notes & illustrations of other early mills

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Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
664.72 G869
ISBN
0911410457 :
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts Publishers,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Grist mills of early America and today.
Original ed. c1978 by Elmer L. Smith.
Summary
"This book focuses on the small neighborhood grist mills which emerged in America and seeks to portray the role they played in the daily rural living. Our space does not permit featuring many of the remaining relics, but the attempt is to offer evidence of the significance of such enterprises as early mechanical sources of energy, as sources of community development, and the relation to industrial and technological advances." [introduction]
Contents: Lanterman's Mill Ohio/ Milling Beginnings/ Early Water Power/ The Mill Stones/ Wheels In Many Industries/ An Iron Making Village/ Modernization/ A Famous Old Working Mill/ Wind Instead of Water/ Down East Windmills/ Little Holland in Michigan/ Amish Energy/ Typical Mill History: Springwell Forge/ Osceola Mills/ Bread And Muffins/ Mountain Mills/ Mill Your Own/ Folklore and Legend/ Inland Mills/ Two Centuries of Muddy Creek Mill.
Subjects
Mills and mill-work
Flour-mills
Additional Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
664.72 G869
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Author
Paes, Chester.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
725.4 O44s
Responsibility
compiled by Chester Paes.
Author
Paes, Chester.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
4 volumes.
Series
Community historians annual no. 3, no. 6.
Notes
Copy of the original records of mills compiled by Chester Paes.
Some files missing.
Vol. 1 #1-#49--Vol. 2 #50-#103--Vol. 3 #104-189--Vol. 4 #190-253.
Booklet serving as an index for the Chester Paes material housed in LC 621.85 O43.
Subjects
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Paes, Chester.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 O44s
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