Mill Details

Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill

Bedford Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: Original mill 1808, this mill 1836-37
Township: South Woodbury Twp.
Watersource: Yellow Creek.
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Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill

The mill is located in the village of Loysburg beside the Post Office on Sh 36.

Verse for Thought
"Moses knew the the treasures of Egypt were not as wonderful as what he would receive from suffering for the Messiah, and he looked forward to his reward."
({Hebrews 11:26 CEV})
Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 08/17/2008

Martin Loy Sr., for whom the community was named, built the first mill at this site in 1808.

Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 08/17/2008

The original mill was torn down in 1836 and Martin Loy Jr. built the new mill in 1836-37.

Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 08/17/2008

Major Patton, Daniel Bare Sr., & William H. Aaron were some mill owners after the Loys. William Aaron bought the mill in 1865.

Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 08/17/2008

Some later owners included: Jacob Brown, Henry Brown, and Earl Brown; Earl being the last to use water to power the mill in 1945.

Loysburg Mill / Brown's Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 08/17/2008

The mill closed in 1950, soon after the cessation of using water power at the mill. Thus ended the importance that Loy's mill played in this community built around the milling industry.

 
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