Mill Details
Spring Mill / Hammond Mill
Berkeley Co. | West Virginia | USA
Known Dates: Pre 1839
Township: Hedgesville District.
Watersource: Harlan Run.
Watersource: Harlan Run.
Location / Directions
Spring Mill / Hammond Mill
From Martinsburg, go north on I-81 about 4 miles to exit 20. Go west on Sr 901/Hammonds Mill Road less than 2 miles to Harlan Run. The mill will be on the right, before crossing the creek.
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Verse for Thought
He bids us build each other up; And gathered into one, To our high calling's glorious hope We hand in hand go on. "All Praise to Our Redeemer" by Charles Wesley
({Fromt the hymnal - Sing to the Lord})
Robert T. Kinsey 08/24/2010
In 1839, Allen C. Hammond purchased 400 acres including the mill and a large distillery.
Robert T. Kinsey 08/24/2010
After the Civil War, Hammond sold the mill property to the Duvall Family.
Robert T. Kinsey 08/24/2010
The Duvalls held the property until 1945, selling it to the Oates Family.
Robert T. Kinsey 08/24/2010
The attending miller's house nearby on the opposite side from the mill about 100 yards prior to approaching the mill.
Robert T. Kinsey 08/24/2010
It has evidently sen some recent attention as of September 2010.
Robert T. Kinsey 08/24/2010
GPS: 39D 33.55'N, 77D 57.28'W ele 440'/134 meters Hedgesville Quadrangle
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