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The Mill Top to Bottom

February 16, 2015

paulnewbury

I’m going to start a new series today called the Mill Top to Bottom. So we will start with the fifth floor which is where the selector for the two main grain elevators was located. The grain traveled up to the fifth floor and there the miller selected which of 14 chutes it would be routed to using the turn wheel on the first floor. Also pictured is Joe Hanna adding a new roof to the very top of the Mill in October of 2008.

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Built in 1875, the Emlenton Mill was one of the first steam powered grist mills in the United States. Later converted to gas and then electricity the Mill was in operation for over 100 years. Located in Emlenton, the southern gateway to the Oil Heritage Region, the Mill sat on the scenic Allegheny River, close to the Allegheny River Bike trail. It was located just off I80 at exit 45 on Main street in Emlenton, PA.

On February 5, 2015 the Emlenton Mill burned. Over 200 firefighters from 50 companies fought the fire and we thank them for braving the ice, fire and cold. We loved the Mill and will miss it.

The Mill

...........................The Emlenton Mill........................

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