Located just off Pa 662, a half-mile east of Shoemakersville in Perry County, Berks County. Located in a very picturesque setting, surrounded by farms with The waters of Pigeon Creek meandering through the pastureland.

The mill is a brick 2.5 story mill on a one story stone foundation. The mill measures about 32'X 60', the rear third seemingly a later addition, as there are no 3rd story windows, although there is a door and window on the 2nd story level on the upper side.

A log mill was built on the site in 1790. This structure was built in 1854 and has been in the Dreibelbis family since 1888. The owners as of 1978 were Lloyd E., Earl J., and Harvey D. Dreibelbis, and were trading as W. H. Dreibelbis Sons Inc.

In 1978, it was one of the few remaining area mills still operating using water power and the original millstones. Flour was being manufactured from locally grown wheat, corn meal ground on the original stones, and both products marketed within a 50 mile radius of the enterprise

The millpond/dam is to the left of the mill in this photo. *Update: I grew up near the mill. The original water source for the mill was a dam about 400 yards east on Pigeon creek. Water was diverted via a small channel to the mill. This was discontinued and the mill ran on diesel/electric power from the 1960's until it shut down in the 1990's. Tom Hensel 12/17/2010* The Dreibelbis brothers also operated the nearby dairy farm along with the mill. Need information as to whether the mill is still operating in 2006. *Update: As a lad born in 1934, I went to the Shoemakersville school. We used to pass the mill every day going to school from 1st to 6th grade. Then we moved to Kutztown, but I used to go back many times to see the men working in the mill. They ground corn and wheat for cattle feed and also wheat for flour. The mill no longer runs in 2006. Kermit Afflerbach 06/03/2006*