Haeffner / Dietrich Mill
Berks Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Watersource: Sacony Creek-steam-powered
Haeffner / Dietrich Mill
Take the east exit for Kutztown off of US 222 and follow W. Main St. into town and turn right two blocks short of the Sacony Creek bridge on Railroad St. Take this street to Peach St. The mill is at the southwest corner of Peach and Railroad Sts.
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The mill at Peach and Railroad Sts. was getting some repairs at the time of the visit in the form of a new roof. The 40'X 75' 3 story brick mill dates from c. 1863. Not certain if the mill was ever water-powered, but the water source was only 1 or 2 blocks away.
A photo of the mill taken in 1920 shows a brick smokestack about twice the height of the mill and a wooden, one storey covered loading dock on the long side where the bricks are not weathered as much. See photo below.
From a publication: Grist Mills of Early America and Today - - Applied Arts Publishers, Lebanon, Pa. The photo was from the 1920's.
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