Mill Details

Hawk Grist Mill

Lehigh Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: u/k
Township: South Whitehall Twp.
Watersource: Cedar Creek
Location / Directions

Hawk Grist Mill

Take Cedar Crest Blvd. off Pa.309 north to Lawrence St. Turn right(east) on Lawrence to S. 20th. St. and the mill. The mill is within the City limits of Allentown.

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Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 11/01/1987

A 2.5 story brick mill, 30x45 feet in size, with additional story(foundation full story) of limestone. Actual water source may come from the Little Cedar Cr. as it intersects with Cedar Cr. by the mill. A new modern flour mill is just to the left of the mill several hundred yards.

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 11/01/1987

Mill is four doors high to the catshead in the gable end. It was in good condition in Nov. 1987 when these photographs were taken with Cedar Creek behind the photographer.

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 07/02/2007

The tailrace as it emerges from under the mill.

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 07/02/2007

The outlet arch for the tailrace and a side door to the mill. GPS: 40' 58.94N, 75' 49.16W 299' elevation

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 07/02/2007

The miller's house as it faces St. Elmo Street at Harvest Way. Brick house of 2.5 stories next to the mill on S. 20th. St. is probably the miller's house.

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 07/02/2007

The miller's house looking toward the mill and Harvest Way. Joseph H. Hawk was listed as doing business under Flour & Grist Mill Products in the Industrial Directory of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniua, 1920 Edition.

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 07/02/2007

The three arch stone bridge over the Little Lehigh Creek on Lehigh Parkway E. at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive about one mile east of St Elmo Street and the mill.

Hawk Grist Mill
Jim Miller 07/02/2007

The mill has been converted into a residence. The modern Hawk Flour Mill relocated to 639 Grammes Road, Allentown and the mill facilities were taken over, in 1993 at 2045 Harvest Way, by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania, now located within the Little Lehigh Parkway.

 
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