The Mills Of Old Mill Creek PDF Download

Description: Early American communities depended on water mills to grind grain, saw lumber, run bellows, and more. They were the industrial centers of their day. Now, you can visit classic mills around the country through the photographs of Allen Davis in The Old Mill, which includes a brief history of each mill pictured. Sales benefit The Society for the Preservation of Old Mills. Notes: Mill locations include: Squire Boone's Mill, IN; Aid-Hodgson Mill, MO; Le Moulin des Eboulements, Quebec, Canada; Hamer Mill, IN; Skeenah Creek Mill, GA; Wood's Historic Grist Mill, IN; Moulin de Beaumont, Quebec, Canada; Beck's Mill, IN; Graue Mill, IL; Thorp Gristmill, WA; Bale Grist Mill, CA; and Peirce Mill, Washington D.C. Industrial history is a growing focus for tourism, and these old mills are an excellent example of American ingenuity at work in often isolated rural places. Allen Davis, a freelance photographer, operates in conjunction with and through Market Corner, Inc. He and his wife Cindy now reside in Gig Harbor, Washington. The mill project, in its eighth year, has made possible the fifth installment in this series of calendars. To date, Allan has photographed more than 130 mills in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.