Highland-Rohrer Mill

1808Jacob Denlinger
1834Henry Rohrer
1852Christian N. Rohrer
1852New brick mill built
1875C. Rohrer
1879Mill enlarged
1917Electrical generation equipment
installed
1918John C. and Frank H. Rohrer
c1930Diesel engine installed
1940Christian and Esther (Rohrer) Landis
1967Sawmill ceased operation
c1980James Landis
2006Damaged by fire, milling ceased
2021Keith Landis

An interesting feature of this mill was a cable system that brought power from the mill up to the barn to run the threshing machine. The cable ran from the mill to a gear tower where the line made a 90 degree turn to continue to the barn. This tower can still be seen on the mill property.

The mill is located at 271 Rohrer Mill Road, Paradise, PA.

Builtc1852
Structure3.5 Story Brick
Water SourceCalamus Run
TownshipParadise
TypeFlour/Grist/Saw
Headrace1,300 feet
Tailrace100 feet
Dam Height8 feet
Power1 Overshot + Diesel
Capacity48 bbl / day