Aka Wenger’s Mill
This mill was originally part of the Ephrata Cloister founded by Conrad Beissel.
| c1736 | Andreas Kropf |
| 1741 | Cloister Brotherhood |
| c1747 | Destroyed by fire and rebuilt |
| 1814 | German Seventh Day Baptists |
| 1814 | Mill refurbished, dam rebuilt |
| c1814 | Leased to Jacob Konigmacher |
| 1828 | Leased to Benedict Bucher |
| 1860 | Samuel K. Royer |
| 1864 | Catherine Royer, Phares W. Royer and Harriet Royer Dohner |
| 1868 | John Messner & Jacob Zeiley |
| 1868 | Current mill built |
| 1873 | Benjamin E. Wenger |
| 1876 | John Graver |
| 1889 | Jacob Horst |
| 1891 | Jacob Buch |
| 1901 | Samuel Metzler |
| 1915 | Operations ceased |
| 1915 | Walter W. Moyer |
| 1940 | Ephrata Borough |
| 1948 | Walter W. Moyer Co. |
| 1973 | June Haller |
| 1993 | Ephrata Borough |
| 2000 | Wenger Grist Mill Foundation |
| Built | 1785 |
| Structure | 3.5 Story Stone |
| Dimensions | 40 x 80 |
| Water Source | Cocalico Creek |
| Township | Ephrata Borough |
| Type | Flour/Grist/Saw |
| Headrace | 300 feet |
| Tailrace | 150 feet |
| Dam Height | 5 feet |
| Power | 4 Turbines + 1 Undershot Wheel |
| Capacity | 10 bbl / day |
The mill building is maintained through funds from a non-profit organized in the year 2000 as the Wenger Grist Mill Foundation.
The mill is located at 198 Old Mill Road, Ephrata, PA.
