Bitzer's Mill / West Earl Flour Mill / Eberly's Cider Mill - Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania

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Bitzer's Mill / West Earl Flour Mill / Eberly's Cider Mill
Mill No: Pa-36-39-05-WestEarl FlourMill-Eberly'sCiderMill

State -	Pennsylvania
County -	Lancaster Co.
Township -	West Earl Twp.
Year -	c. 1800 or c. 1824
Water Source -	Conestoga River.

Pictures by: Jim Miller 11/06/87 - The originally 45'X 50' limestone mill of 3.5 stories has someway and sometime been reduced to a 45'X 20', 3.5 story limestone mill with additions off each side.

Picture: Jim Miller 11/06/87 The originally 45'X 50' limestone mill of 3.5 stories has someway and sometime been reduced to a 45'X 20', 3.5 story limestone mill with additions off each side.

Pictures by: Robert Kinsey 2004 - One source has the mill built in 1800 by a man named Martin, while another claims the mill was built by John Bitzer perhaps as late as 1864. An 1824 map of the county depicts the site as the location of Youndt's Fulling Mill; although no tax records exist in Earl Township of a Youndt owning such a mill. He could have been leasing the mill.

Picture: Robert Kinsey 2004 One source has the mill built in 1800 by a man named Martin, while another claims the mill was built by John Bitzer perhaps as late as 1864. An 1824 map of the county depicts the site as the location of Youndt's Fulling Mill; although no tax records exist in Earl Township of a Youndt owning such a mill. He could have been leasing the mill.

Pictures by: Pat Cook - John Bitzer owned the sometimes grist, flour, saw, and cider mill in 1864. The progression of ownership goes as such; Henry Martin in 1875, Martin Frandt in 1899, and closed by Nathan C. Eberly in 1933.

Picture: Pat Cook John Bitzer owned the sometimes grist, flour, saw, and cider mill in 1864. The progression of ownership goes as such; Henry Martin in 1875, Martin Frandt in 1899, and closed by Nathan C. Eberly in 1933.

Pictures by: Pat Cook - Three turbines and one overshot wheel powered the mill, but maybe not all in the same time period. A long headrace and a 50' tailrace were fed from a 6' dam upstream, enabling the mill to produce 20 barrels/day of flour when operating as a flour mill. The mill was in neglected condition in 1987, but has become part of business venture for the Amish owner and has been given a rejuvenating lease on life for the present, 2006.

Picture: Pat Cook Three turbines and one overshot wheel powered the mill, but maybe not all in the same time period. A long headrace and a 50' tailrace were fed from a 6' dam upstream, enabling the mill to produce 20 barrels/day of flour when operating as a flour mill. The mill was in neglected condition in 1987, but has become part of business venture for the Amish owner and has been given a rejuvenating lease on life for the present, 2006.

Latitude: N39 55.90 Longitude: W76 17.64

Directions: While driving east from Ephrata, turn right on Cabin Road after passing US 222. Cabin Road becomes Conestoga Creek Road. Turn left on Cider Mill Road and the mill is on the left before the covered bridge.

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