Aka Gibbon’s Mill/ Nolt’s Mill
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The Smoketown Mill is an early Lancaster County mill. It milled flour into the 21st century.
1770 | James & Deborah Gibbons |
1810 | William & Rachel (Gibbons) Daniel |
1829 | Henry Espenshade |
1847 | Eby & M. P. Cooper |
1862 | Amos Bushong |
1899 | Isaac Bushong |
1900s | Edwin Spence |
1949 | Clarence Nolt |
1982 | James Nolt |
2004 | Operations ceased |
2013 | Sara Gilligan Art Gallery |
2017 | John Stevens |
2020 | East Lampeter Township |
Built | 1770 |
Structure | 3.5 Story Stone |
Dimensions | 50 x 60 |
Water Source | Mill Creek |
Township | East Lampeter |
Type | Flour/Grist/Saw |
Headrace | 1,300 feet |
Tailrace | 300 feet |
Dam Height | 6 feet |
Power | 1 Overshot and 2 turbines |
Capacity | 100 bbl / day |
The mill is located at 2549 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, PA.
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