Mill Details

Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons

Somerset Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Known Dates: 1824-1854
Township: Brothers Valley Twp.
Watersource: Either Millers Run or Buffalo Creek.
Location / Directions

Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons

A quarter mile south of Berlin on US 219, turn left onto Weigley Mill Road, bear right onto the hardtop and go one mile to the mill on the right.



Verse for Thought
Great is Thy Faithfulness, O God, my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee. "Great is Thy Faithfulness" Thomas O. Chisholm 1866-1960
({From the Nazarene hymnal - Worship in Song})
Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons
Jim Miller 12/15/2014

John Weighley Mill was built in 1824 and located in Brothers Valley Township, Berlin, PA. It was used to produce woven coverlets from 1824 through 1854.

Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons
Jim Miller 12/15/2014

This farm house was built in 1867. *Some info supplied by Don Rininger.

Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons
Jim Miller 12/15/2014

The plaque defines the information about the mill, placed there by Berlin Area Historical Society on September 30, 1979.

Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons
Jim Miller 12/15/2014

The barn was the earliest building on the scene, built in 1809. It may have been rebuilt since its initial construction. The barnyard is populated with Dutch Belted cattle.

Weighley Textile Mill / John Weighley & Sons
Jim Miller 12/15/2014

The 1.5 frame 15’x20’ mill with red roof and stone foundation is a well-maintained building which was originally used as a textile mill, powered by an overshot wheel using either Millers Run or Buffalo Creek as its source. GPS: 39° 54.55' N 78° 58.21' W ele 2,283'/696 meters Berlin Quadrangle

 
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