Share’s Mill

Aka East Donegal Mill/Wolgemuth Mill

Share's Mill

This mill was used as a grist mill, later as a hatchery, and currently as a workshop. An interesting feature of this mill is a 300-foot tunnel that brought the water from the headrace under the road and into the mill.


1720Captain John Galbraith
1753John Bayly
1794Heinrich Schaerr (Henry Share)
1804Current mill built
1822John Stauffer
1875Henry Heistand
1899J. M. Brandt
1904Hiram E. Wolgemuth
1908Phares E. Wolgemuth
1931Operations ceased
1941John M. Wolgemuth
1960H. Rohrer Shenk
2013Robin & Tracy Kauffman
Built1804
Structure3.5 Story Stone
Dimensions47 x 57
Water SourceDonegal Creek
TownshipEast Donegal
TypeFlour/Grist
Headrace1,300 feet
Tailrace1,000 feet
Dam Height8 feet
Power2 Overshot
Capacity10 bbl / day

The mill is located at 615 Anderson Ferry Road, Marietta, PA and is being used for storage.