Name/Title
Moore's Mill, CottagevilleEntry/Object ID
1987.06.08Description
The image is of buildings, large "Cottage Mills" sign on main one in the center left. Another, possibly stable, at edge of frame center right. Phone lines run between buildings and the viewer. The title is typed in red at the top, printed along right edge. On the back: "At one time Moore's Mill - in the early 1800s. Virginia Gorby." Label: "the cottage mill was built by Daniel Deming Rhodes in 1858 and the dam in mill creek also. the wooden bridge was built by a man named Evans. i believe it is conceded that it is the oldest mill site west of the Allegheny mountains. this old mill was destroyed by fire august 4, 1965."Acquisition
Accession
1987.06Source or Donor
Virginia Smith GorbyRelationships
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Wright's Mill