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John Taylor's Grist Mill
Mill No: NJ-10-11-01-JohnTaylor'sGristMill

State -

New Jersey
County -

Hunterdon Co.
Township -

Readington Twp.
Year -

c. 1760
Water Source -

Rockaway Creek.
 

This 35'x35' 2 story shell of a ruined mill was once a 3 story fieldstone and frame gristmill that was supplied by water from Rockaway Creek via a 1 foot diameter wooden stave pipe (penstock) to an overshot wheel. It ground grain for Washington's Army during the revolution and operated until 1930. From 1930-1956, it generated electical power for a nearby quarry
This 35'x35' 2 story shell of a ruined mill was once a 3 story fieldstone and frame gristmill that was supplied by water from Rockaway Creek via a 1 foot diameter wooden stave pipe (penstock) to an overshot wheel. It ground grain for Washington's Army during the revolution and operated until 1930. From 1930-1956, it generated electical power for a nearby quarry




Directions: Rockaway Cr. Rd. off CR 517 north of Whitehouse. Mill is where Rockaway Cr. Rd. junctions with Taylor's Mill Rd.

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