Smoketown Mill

Aka Gibbon’s Mill/ Nolt’s Mill

Smoketown Mill

The Smoketown Mill is an early Lancaster County mill. It milled flour into the 21st century.


1770James & Deborah Gibbons
1810William & Rachel (Gibbons) Daniel
1829Henry Espenshade
1847Eby & M. P. Cooper
1862Amos Bushong
1899Isaac Bushong
1900sEdwin Spence
1949Clarence Nolt
1982James Nolt
2004Operations ceased
2013Sara Gilligan Art Gallery
2017John Stevens
2020East Lampeter Township
Built1770
Structure3.5 Story Stone
Dimensions50 x 60
Water SourceMill Creek
TownshipEast Lampeter
TypeFlour/Grist/Saw
Headrace1,300 feet
Tailrace300 feet
Dam Height6 feet
Power1 Overshot
and 2 turbines
Capacity100 bbl / day

The mill is located at 2549 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, PA.