Sheldon Grist Mill

Site of Grist Mill built by Jared Dixon (Joaquin) Sheldon 1846-47 on Omochumnes Rancho, granted to him by Mexican Government 1843. Sheldon born Vermont January 8, 1813, came to California 1832. Sheldon shot July 11, 1851, by miners in quarrel ...

Pry’s Mill Bridge

This two-arch bridge was built over the Little Antietam Creek by George Burgan for $1,650 in 1858. Its cutwaters, the upstream pier bulwarks designed to divide the current and break up ice flows and log jams, are unique in that ...

Hess’s Mill Bridge

This two-arch bridge was built by John Weaver in 1832. It is unique in that one arch is so much larger than the other. The smaller arch may have accommodated the millrace which was located on that side of the ...

Booth’s Mill Bridge

Built in 1833 by Charles Wilson for $2,700, this three-archer over Antietam Creek has spans of 45', 43' and 45'. It replaced a wooden bridge near the site of a powder mill. Also known as the Delamere Bridge, it is ...

Dorn's Mill / Dorn Gold Mine

Dorn's Mill

Built ca. 1899, this steam-powered mill employed a milling process pioneered earlier by inventor Oliver Evans, which virtually eliminated manual labor. First known as the McCormick Enterprise Ginnery, the mill became the Dorn-Finley Co. in 1917, its purpose "to ...

Egberts & Bailey Mill

First building erected for the

manufacture of knit goods by

power in America, 1836. First

power knitting machinery

applied in Cohoes, 1832

Marker is at the intersection of Ontario Street (Route 470) and Moose Lane, on the right when traveling ...

Dorn Mill

Production of Cotton Byproducts

To persons familiar with the history of McCormick, the Dorn Mill stands as a symbol of the influence of the Dorn family in the region. It rests on land previously owned by Gold Mine "Billy" Dorn and ...

Lightfoot Mill

Mill at Anselma

Built c.1747 by Samuel Lightfoot, this mill provided feed and grain to the local community and exemplifies a turning point in American industrial technology. A rare surviving example of a colonial-era custom water-powered grist mill, its horizontal ...

Indian Mill Stone

This stone, with indentations on the top making natural bowls, was used for grinding corn. It was found at the site of old Fort Sandoski which stood on the north shore of Sandusky Bay overlooking the south end of the ...

First Power Mill for the Manufacture of Knit Fabrics

First Power Mill

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Manufacture of Knit Fabrics

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Erected in 1843, By Egberts & Bailey

Inventors of the Power Knitting

Machine in 1832.

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Hand operated knitting machines were

invented by ...