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An old 3.5 story frame mill with stone 1st story of 35'x60' dimensions. Located at the corner of Lower and Upper Kingtown Rds. Much of the siding and some doors and windows are missing. A sign on a side door indicated restricted entry by order of the U.S.EPA.
A view of the rear of the mill structure. The mill was built in 1813 by Joseph King on the Capoolong Creek as a flax mill and enlarged in 1827 to accomodate increased business. The mill used water power to operate a large trip hammer to squeeze the oil from the flax placed between presses of wood. The hammer was a heavy chunk of oak, walnut or other hardwood about 10' in length that was raised by the water-powered gearing then would drop with gravity onto the presses. New processes and the reduced use for linseed oil resulted in the mill closing. Linseed oil and "cakemeal" were the products of the mill.
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On Lower Kingtown Rd. off of Kingtown Rd. off NJ 513 between Pittstown and Kingtown,NJ. |
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Revelation 22:3&4 NKJV |
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