Stover-Myers Mill

The Stover-Myers Mill is a watermill located on the Tohickon Creek in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Stover-Myers Mill
Stover-Myers Mill
LocationNorthof Pipersville on Dark Hollow Road, Bedminster Township, Pipersville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′15″N 75°7′26″W
Area26 acres (110,000 m2)
Built1800
NRHP reference No.78002357[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1978

The mill was built around 1800 and operated continuously until 1955. The mill was built by Jacob Stover and it used a millstone to grind flour and feed for livestock using power from a waterwheel. The mill was also equipped with an up-and-down saw and it operated as a lumbermill. Later, the mill was renovated by Christian Myers in 1885. With the advent of steam power, the mill was eventually augmented with a steam engine. Milling of flour ceased in 1920, primarily due to competition from Mid-Western states, and the mill closed in 1955. The property was purchased by Bucks County in 1967 and the mill currently resides in a 26-acre (11 ha) park that is open to the public.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Stover-Myers Mill (26 acres)". Government - Parks and Recreation. Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 17, 2013.


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