Mill Works

Ohio History

Mill Run

The mill was closed for the winter, so we didn’t get to see inside, but we did get a look at the exterior mill works. The mill race above directed backed-up water from behind the dam to under the mill. I love this beautiful picture with three levels of water; obviously, the channel’s stone wall is a good bit older than the dam!

Underneath Mill

The water flowed underneath the mill to turn the mill turbine (it’s been since removed—see it in my Indian Mill post). This turbine turned more gears inside the mill, which eventually ground grain and corn. It was interesting to see a close-up view of how a mill works!