Mill Details
Hillegass Mill
Montgomery Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: 1738, rebuilt after 1890 fire
Township: Marlborough Twp.
Watersource: Macoby Creek.
Watersource: Macoby Creek.
Location / Directions
Hillegass Mill
In Red Hill on Pa 29 going north, take a right turn onto James Road for less than 1 mile, then left onto St. Paul's Church Rd. Continue to the mill on the right side.
Verse for Thought
"Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you."
({Genesis 12:1 NKJ})
Jim Miller 10/31/1987
The old mill burned in 1890 and was bebuilt soon afterward. This probably exlains the frame upper stories. The 3.5 story fieldstone/stucco/frame mill measures about 30'x50'.
Jim Miller 07/03/2007
Macoby Cr. fed into a dam located 500 yards across the meadow.
Jim Miller 07/03/2007
One millstone is intact along with an attrition mill. GPS: 40' 23.29N, 75' 28.73W 325' elevation
Jim Miller 07/03/2007
The mill was being renovated into a residence in October 1987. it still looks great in 2007. Someone is taking tender loving care of the mill.
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