Fruit Valley Mill

Location:

On Sides Mill Rd. off May Post Office Rd. south of Strasburg, along Little Beaver Creek.

Lancaster Co - PA

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Photo and notes by Bob Kinsey 2004

Built - c1812 by Samuel Hawthorn, 50X40, 3.5, stone mill.

AKA - Green Valley Mill, Sides' Mill

The first mill was built c1727 by Samuel Taylor. The mill closed in 1936 after an accident killed owner Aldus Sides. This mill was unusual in that the mill was attached to the mill house. A fire in 1998 destroyed most of the mill. The house part of the mill is in good condition. An older lady owns the mill now. She gave adjacent land to a group of men for a gun club. In return these men look after the mill property and refurbished the mill house after the fire. The mill was attached where the white (yellow) siding is in the bottom picture. Condition - Fair

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