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Hixson-Skinner / Cole's Grist Mill
Mill No: NJ21-14-03-Hixson-SkinnerMill-Cole'sGristMill

State -

New Jersey
County -

Warren Co.
Township -

Pohatcong Twp.
Year -

1752
Water Source -

Pohatcong Creek.
 

Pictures by: Jim Miller, 10/92 - The 35'X 40'stone/brick and frame grist mill was built in 1752 on a site utilized by a mill since the early 1700's. The complex includes a two story, four bay, stucco over stone miller's house dating from the mid. 1700's, a garage, the pony,Pratt Truss steel bridge over Pohatcong Creek, a guest house, and the 4.5 story mill.
Picture: Jim Miller, 10/92 The 35'X 40'stone/brick and frame grist mill was built in 1752 on a site utilized by a mill since the early 1700's. The complex includes a two story, four bay, stucco over stone miller's house dating from the mid. 1700's, a garage, the pony,Pratt Truss steel bridge over Pohatcong Creek, a guest house, and the 4.5 story mill.


Pictures by: Jim Miller, 10/92 - The mill last water power into the 1960's,using electricity to operate into the 1980's. Even so, the water-powered equipment and mill machinery are in good condition. Three generations of the John L. Cole family operated the mill into the 20th century. ***Update: Matthew Cole, his son William Cole and William's son John Cole. Matthew Cole was my great grand father. John was my father's cousin and active in the Warren County Historical Society - Joyce Beauchamp, 11/19/05***
Picture: Jim Miller, 10/92 The mill last water power into the 1960's,using electricity to operate into the 1980's. Even so, the water-powered equipment and mill machinery are in good condition. Three generations of the John L. Cole family operated the mill into the 20th century. ***Update: Matthew Cole, his son William Cole and William's son John Cole. Matthew Cole was my great grand father. John was my father's cousin and active in the Warren County Historical Society - Joyce Beauchamp, 11/19/05***


It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. More information is needed on this mill. More will be added as the info. materializes. Some info gleaned from the Spoom website and the Pohatcong Twp., Warren Co. NJ website.




Directions: On Still Valley Road 500' north of junction with Cr 626/Municipal Drive and along Pohatcong Creek. The mill is about 1 air mile ESE of I-78 south of Phillipsburg, NJ.

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