Montgomery Co. | Pennsylvania | USA | 1792
Picture: Jim Miller 10/07/1992
This photo shows the dam on the Perkiomen only several hundred feet upstream of the mill ruins. The Perkiomen Creek furnished power to a turbine that in turn, furnished power to 3 run of grindstones.
Picture: Jim Miller 10/07/1992
The ruins consist of a few stone walls. This photo shows the inlet arch of the former 3 story frame mill with stone foundation. The mill was operated by the Keyser family from 1855 until it closed in 1923. Since the mill closed, an enterprise in the village of Oaks has operated as a feed and fuel business
"He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap."
Ecclesiastes 11:4 NKJV
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Directions:
Take a right off US 422 onto Egypt Road when traveling north on US 422. Take a left onto Cider Mill Road, go about 0.5 miles, and turn right on Freedom Valley Drive. Continue about 0.5 miles, turn right on Upper Indian Head Road, go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Lower Indian Head Road. Go almost to the end of Lower Indian Head Road (used to be Mill Dam Road) and look for the ruins on the right side, in the brush. |
