The first mill on the site was a small clover mill built in 1801 by either Peter Linderman or Peter Scheetz. This mill was either replaced by a grist mill or converted to one by Adam Klopp. The photo above is a photograph of an older framed color photo in posession of the Marion Rod and Gun Club, which owns the mill property and has it's functions in the large barn on the former mill property. The smaller mill on the right is the older Royer/Burkholder Grist Mill which actually survived the newer mill.

The mill property was purchased from Eli Klopp by Daniel Royer who in 1860 built a larger frame mill in addition to the smaller mill, which was now relegated to serve as a storage facility.

Sometime before 1876, Augustus Burkholder bought the mill and he rebuilt the mill as 2.5 stories of brick on a limestone first story. This 40'X 60' mill was operated by the Burkholders, then sold to Jeremiah W. Royer, who ran it as the Marion Roller Mills, a mill with the latest equipment and fine water power, until 1931.

Royer's son, Milton ran the mill til 1961, then sold to Aaron Martin. It burned in 1965 and was not rebuilt. The smaller Royer-Burkholder Mill did not burn in the conflagration. How it was spared is beyond imagining; however, it was torn down in 2003 by the Rod & Gun Club owners because its lean had created a considerable safety hazard.

The mill pond was across Richland Road which ran right smack by the mills left side. Water from the Tulpehocken Creek was diverted from the creek via a millrace, 50' upstream, into the 10' deep mill pond, then the headrace was channeled under the road to the mill.