Mill Details
Moritz Mill
Northampton Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: 1763
Township: Williams Twp.
Watersource: Trib. stream to Fry's Run.
Watersource: Trib. stream to Fry's Run.
Location / Directions
Moritz Mill
South of Easton on Morgan Hill Road/Old Philadelphia Road, becoming just Morgan Hill Road after about 3 miles. The mill is back,down below the roadway between Cider Press Road and Hexenkopf Road on the west side.
Verse for Thought
"Come! See the fearsome things the Lord has done on earth. God brings wars to an end all over the world. He breaks the arrows, shatters the spears, and burns the shields."
({Psalm 46:8 & 9 CEV})
Jim Miller 07/17/2007
The 25'X 40' mill of fieldstone is 2.5 stories in height. The mill was built by Henry Moritz in 1763 on a tributary stream to Fry's Run. Peter Knecht and run by the Knecht heirs into the 1890's.
Jim Miller 07/17/2007
The mill was later owned by Moritz's son-in-law, In 1943, it was converted into a private residence by Paul Beidler. The current owner is very private, be sure to ask before entering property. These photos were taken from the edge of Morgan Hill Road.
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