Mill Details

John Taylor's Grist Mill

Hunterdon Co. | New Jersey | USA
Known Dates: c. 1760
Township: Readington Twp.
Watersource: Rockaway Creek.
Location / Directions

John Taylor's Grist Mill

Rockaway Cr. Rd. off CR 517 north of Whitehouse. Mill is where Rockaway Cr. Rd. junctions with Taylor's Mill Rd.

Verse for Thought
"I will never leave you nor forsake you."
({Hebrews 13;5 NKJV})
John Taylor's Grist Mill

This 35'x35' 2 story shell of a ruined mill was once a 3 story fieldstone and frame gristmill that was supplied by water from Rockaway Creek via a 1 foot diameter wooden stave pipe (penstock) to an overshot wheel. It ground grain for Washington's Army during the revolution and operated until 1930. From 1930-1956, it generated electical power for a nearby quarry

 
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