Lincoln/Linden/Wissler Mill
Lancaster Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Watersource: Middle Creek
Lincoln/Linden/Wissler Mill
From junc. of Market St. and U.S. 322 in Ephrata, Pa., go 1.5 miles west on U.S. 322 to Wissler Rd. on the left. Drive 1.3 miles to the joining of Wissler Rd. and Middle Cr. Rd. The roads are together for about an eight of a mile. Mill is on right side down by Middle Cr.
A 3.5 story limestone grist and flour mill built by Jacob Wissler in 1843. The 40'x50' mill was powered by water using an undershot wheel and later two turbines to produce 10 barrels/day. Also corn meal was ground. This mill is #242 in the Community Historians Annual #3, "Old Mills In Lancaster County" edited by Ira D. Landis and published by Franklin and Marshall Collage Library, Dec. 1964.
The dam height was 6 feet, along with a 600' long headrace and a 500' long tailrace. In 1992, an archery business operated out of several of the upper floors.
Photos: **October 1992 Jim Miller**