Grist and sawmills, located along streams, were generally the first industries to form in a newly settled area. Mills were important because they provided a valuable service to the community. Early settlers relied on the local miller to grind corn and wheat and saw wood. Skaggs Mill at Lost River, ca. 1900-1915. As one of the first industries established in an early settlement, mills were important because they provided vital services to the community.https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/exhibit_1997/1003/thumbnail.jp
Needing a closer place to take their corn and wheat, settlers in the area helped build Doughty’s Mil...
At this time of year, many people begin to plant vegetable gardens and hope for a successful growing...
<p>History of farming within the studied counties of the Haw River watershed.</p
The Barren and Green rivers made early Bowling Green an important marketing center for the region\u2...
This is a photograph of Abbotts Mill in Ashtabula County, Ohio, located on the Grand River, a tribut...
In the early twentieth century, the Arkadelphia Milling Company was an important part of Clark Count...
The Bowling Green Woolen Mills was the earliest large-scale textile manufacturer in Warren County.ht...
Throughout the history of the United States, wood has been one of the nation\u27s most useful raw ma...
Mills powered by water from the county streams and rivers provided local residents with a place to o...
While much of Fairfield was devoted to agriculture, Kendall’s Mills, the principal village, was the ...
The village of Gates Mills, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, derives its name from its founder, Holsey Gate...
Angelina County has passed through many stages in its transition from a frontier county, where lawle...
Originally published in the Seneca Searchers newsletter, this article summarizes all the mills that ...
Jeremiah Hatch Murray threshing machine in action in front of the Vernal Roller Mill. Farming was on...
Dated ca. 1910, this photograph shows Indian Mill in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, with three people standin...
Needing a closer place to take their corn and wheat, settlers in the area helped build Doughty’s Mil...
At this time of year, many people begin to plant vegetable gardens and hope for a successful growing...
<p>History of farming within the studied counties of the Haw River watershed.</p
The Barren and Green rivers made early Bowling Green an important marketing center for the region\u2...
This is a photograph of Abbotts Mill in Ashtabula County, Ohio, located on the Grand River, a tribut...
In the early twentieth century, the Arkadelphia Milling Company was an important part of Clark Count...
The Bowling Green Woolen Mills was the earliest large-scale textile manufacturer in Warren County.ht...
Throughout the history of the United States, wood has been one of the nation\u27s most useful raw ma...
Mills powered by water from the county streams and rivers provided local residents with a place to o...
While much of Fairfield was devoted to agriculture, Kendall’s Mills, the principal village, was the ...
The village of Gates Mills, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, derives its name from its founder, Holsey Gate...
Angelina County has passed through many stages in its transition from a frontier county, where lawle...
Originally published in the Seneca Searchers newsletter, this article summarizes all the mills that ...
Jeremiah Hatch Murray threshing machine in action in front of the Vernal Roller Mill. Farming was on...
Dated ca. 1910, this photograph shows Indian Mill in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, with three people standin...
Needing a closer place to take their corn and wheat, settlers in the area helped build Doughty’s Mil...
At this time of year, many people begin to plant vegetable gardens and hope for a successful growing...
<p>History of farming within the studied counties of the Haw River watershed.</p
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