The frame mill was built in 1895 by Joseph Penrose Ambler after a fire destroyed an earlier mill, a 2.5 story 36'X 52' stone structure enlarged by Jeremiah Brown in 1775, which in turn replaced an earlier 1760 one story, stone mill built by Jeremiah's father, Joshua Brown from Nottingham, Md.

A yet earlier mill, built by and operated by Joshua & Walter Denny in 1741, was sold to Joshua Brown in 1758. He then ran this 1741 mill until 1760, when he built or rebuilt, as it were, the stone mill 1.5 miles downstream from the then Fulton Mill.

Goshen Mill; a Living Scene shows creek pond with dam, headrace to mill wheel, and tailrace as it appeared in the late 1800s.GPS: 39' 47.93'N, 76' 10.11'W ele. 374'/114 meters Wakefield Quadrangle

Joshua's oldest son, Jeremiah had the mill in 1770, which he enlarged, adding a story of bricks and a pair of burrs. Jeremiah used two horse teams; one to haul grain to the mill, and the other to haul flour to Christiana, De. and in turn shipped by schooners and sloops to Philadelphia and points beyond. It is said that a properous business was done in supplying the British Army with flour during the Revolution.

Jeremiah's yougest son, Slater Brown, aquired the mill in 1820, adding a frame story and slate roof. Jeremiah Brown III ran the mill from 1855 to 1877. The Brown era ended in 1877, 120 years, when the mill was sold to Joseph Penrose Ambler. Ambler added the roller system to the mill, which burned in 1895, then had it rebuilt. A charred timber with the date '1704 chiseled into it' was rescued from the fire. A possible mill earlier than the 1741 mill? The frame mill of 1895 was in fair condition as of Oct. 1999 with some improvement in 2010. GPS: 39' 47.92N, 76' 10.11W 374' Elevation