Arcadia Mill- Twitchells Mill and Flume

In 1830, Joseph Forsyth sold the northeast corner of the property to Timothy Twitchell for $121.  Twitchell then began to construct his own sawmill, which shared the mill pond with Arcadia. From the mill pond, Twitchell’s Flume carried hewn timber ...

Arcadia Mill- Trails

Welcome to the Arcadia Hiking Trails. A helpful reminder is that hiking north or northeast will take guests away from the Visitor’s Center, and hiking south or southwest will bring hikers back. Our main trail, marked in orange, runs north ...

Arcadia Mill- Dam and Blowout

Arcadia’s dam was constructed with layers of locally excavated ironstone as the foundation. The stacked ironstone, which ranged from 12 to 15 feet high, was covered with layers of dirt. At its completion, the dam stretched a half mile long ...

Arcadia Mill- Sawmill

In 1830, Joseph Forsyth partnered with Ezekiel and Andrew Simpson to construct the first sawmill at Arcadia. The dammed up water passed through the sluiceway to the waterwheel and powered the open-air mill.

The absence of walls allowed wind to ...

Arcadia Mill- Ironstone

Ironstone is a natural resource that was used throughout the site. This sedimentary rock is comprised primarily of iron oxide and sand. Juan de la Rua, the first owner of the property, began mining the stone and sold it to ...

Millard Fillmore House

Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, built this simple clapboard one and one-half story house in East Aurora, New York in 1826. He and his wife Abigail lived there until 1830. Their only son was born in ...

Amana Woolen Mill

Construction of the Woolen Mill in Amana began in 1859, and the mill complex was continually added to until 1943. A salesroom was later added in the 1960s. The production and sale of wool items has a long history ...

Mill Race

Between 1865 and 1869, the Amana Colonists built a seven-mile-long canal stretching from the Iowa River near West Amana, through Middle Amana, then through Amana, and into Price Creek, just past town, where it continued to the river. They ...

The Hayden Flour Mill

Charles T. Hayden built a store and a freighting headquarters on the Salt River; October 1871 is considered to be the “official” founding day of the city of Tempe, Arizona. In 1870, Charles and his family built the Hayden Flout ...

Caras Park/Missoula Mills Millstone

Missoula’s beginnings can be traced to the Clark Fork riverfront that is now Caras Park. In 1860, town founders C. P. Higgins and Francis L. Worden established a trading post in Hell ...