The first mill on the site was built either in 1789 or 1799 by Joseph Loveland and Hezekiah Smith. The second mill was built by James Brook or a Mr. Bartless for the first owner, Christian Morehart in 1824, who operated the same until 1859, when he died.

The mill was powered by water from the headwaters of the Hocking River through a millrace that was cut up to 18' deep, 30' long and 3' wide through the intervening rock from the covered bridge to the mill. A wooden trough, long rotted away, conveyed the water the rest of the way to the external wooden wheel.

The plunge pool behind the 4.5 story mill, which was built on a stone foundation as a grist mill and a woolen mill. The woolen mill part never materialized.

The millrace on the right leading to the mill and the creek just coming under the covered bridge, plunges into the pool behind the mill on the right, then the creek with the creek road is to the rear of center in the photo.

The falls of Hocking Creek plunges 50' down over the rocky cliff during times of high water flow. The mill is the only original mill located with an original covered bridge left in Ohio. *See website for more historical information about the mill*.

This is the third covered bridge at this location. The first, built in 1828, washed away in a flood; the second, built in 1846 burned; and the third was built soon after by Jacob Brandt, who built many of Fairfield's covered bridges through the years. The bridge underwent restoration the summer of 2003 at a cost of $193,000. The bridge was removed, restored, and placed back over the Hocking River.

The barn that is across a lane from the mill and originally part of the miller's property. Some owners of the mill after Morehart were: Philip Homrighouse; John Fore[Foor]; Marion Solt, Ed & Jacob Alspach, & Fore [formed a company]; Ed Alspach, Alspagh[sp.] of previous company; Talley; J.P. Gundy; F.H. Barlow; W.S. Alspauch-1928, grandson of Morehart. Robert Stebelton purchased the mill in the early-mid 1990's. The mill is being restored to be part of Stebelton Park, a Fairfield County Historic Park.