Bair's Mill / Strickler's Mill / Dietz Mill - York Co. Pennsylvania

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Bair's Mill / Strickler's Mill / Dietz Mill
Mill No: Pa-67-12-04-Bair'sMill

State -	Pennsylvania
County -	York Co.
Township -	Hellam Twp.
Year -	Earlier mill c.1750, this mill 1878
Water Source -	Kreutz Creek.

Pictures by: Jim Miller 10-24-92 - The 40'x50' / 3.5 story brick mill was built in 1878 by William Strickler and W. W. Bair. One set of mill grindstones of the French buhr variety is still in the mill while the other set has been placed in The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D. C.

Picture: Jim Miller 10-24-92 The 40'x50' / 3.5 story brick mill was built in 1878 by William Strickler and W. W. Bair. One set of mill grindstones of the French buhr variety is still in the mill while the other set has been placed in The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D. C.

Pictures by: Robert T. Kinsey 02/12/2004 - The original grist, flour and saw mill on this site used a wooden overshot wheel and was built c. 1750 by Ulrich Strickler.

Picture: Robert T. Kinsey 02/12/2004 The original grist, flour and saw mill on this site used a wooden overshot wheel and was built c. 1750 by Ulrich Strickler.

Pictures by: Robert T. Kinsey 02/05/2005 - The mill was last owned and operated by Woodrow W. Bair. It is not certain when operations ceased; but, the mill was still operating in 1977.

Picture: Robert T. Kinsey 02/05/2005 The mill was last owned and operated by Woodrow W. Bair. It is not certain when operations ceased; but, the mill was still operating in 1977.

Pictures by: Robert T. Kinsey 02/05/2005 - The dam, located just upstream from the steel girder bridge beside the mill. The mill is currently used by the Bair family to store grain used in livestock feed.

Picture: Robert T. Kinsey 02/05/2005 The dam, located just upstream from the steel girder bridge beside the mill. The mill is currently used by the Bair family to store grain used in livestock feed.

Pictures by: Robert T. Kinsey 02/05/2005 - Damage from the flood waters of Herricane Agnes was a major cause for the cessation of operations. Location: ADC Map #17, E 13.

Picture: Robert T. Kinsey 02/05/2005 Damage from the flood waters of Herricane Agnes was a major cause for the cessation of operations. Location: ADC Map #17, E 13.

Directions: About 1 mile into York Co. after crossing The Susquehanna River on Wrights Ferry Bridge/US 30, take the first exit to Wrightsville by going south on Cool Springs Road. At Lincoln Highway/Hellam St./Pa 462, turn right, go 0.3 miles to the end of the golf course and turn left onto Bair's Mill Rd. Travel about 0.5 miles. The mill is over the bridge and to the right.

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