Mill Details

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill

Bennington Co. | Vermont | USA
Known Dates: 1822
Township: Manchester Twp.
Watersource: West Branch of Batten Kill.
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Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill

The mill is located at the intersection of Main Street/Sr 30 & Sr 7A and Depot Street/Sr 20 & Sr 11 in the town of Manchester Center.




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Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

The address is 4858 Main Street, Manchester Center, (in earlier years called Factory Point).

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

An early mill was built in town by Timothy Mead on land given to him for the purpose of building a grist mill in the area. This may have been as early as the late 1700's. The photo shows the falls on the West Branch of the Batten Kill.

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

In 1825, Myron Clark arrived in town and purchased the Mead Mills, which included a tannery, woolen factories and distillery.

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

The Clark family was responsible for making Factory Point a thriving part of town. About 1840, Myron rebuilt the old grist mill and operated it for some years.

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

In 1924, Earl Fowler took over the mill and ran a feed and grain business out of it.

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

Then in 1975, Walker Kimball Jr. purchased the mill and renovated it to house a real estate office.Update: His sons, Walker Kimball III and Steve Kimball, now own the mill. courtesy of Allison Piper- 08/02/2019

Manchester Mill / aka Kimball Grist Mill / Clark Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 10/20/2012

GPS: 43D 10.59'N, 73D 03.40'W ele 738'/225 meters Manchester Quadrangle

 
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