Mill Details

Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill

Cumberland Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: c. late 1800's
Township: Silver Spring Twp.
Watersource: Non water-powered
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Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill

The mill is located at 295 N. Old Stonehouse Rd. off Pa 641 between Mechanicsburg and Carlisle.

Verse for Thought
"Wash me with hissop until I am clean and whiter than snow."
({Psalm 51:7 CEV})
Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 09/25/2007

A small frame mill, more easily seen in photos 4 & 5, built probably in the late 1800's.

Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 09/25/2007

The present owner and operator, John Weary, married into the Sunday family; and, he has been operating the mill since purchasing it in 1923.

Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 09/25/2007

They still use a hammer mill to grind feed. They also ground corn meal until 1957, when a fire destroyed about half of the mill.

Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 09/25/2007

The front part, housing the office is an add-on since the Weary ownership, the exact year not available.

Sunday's Mill / Gladfelter Mill / Nace Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 09/25/2007

The still operating mill supplies a need in the local community for livestock feed and farm supplies. The loading area is shown in this photo.

 
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