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"Grist from Abbott's Mill"

Not the same old grind!

Welcome to a unique blog about the history of Ainsworth Abbott's Old Mill, and other old mills in Delmarva. It's also full of great stories about the nearby flora and fauna.


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CONCORD POND CLEAN-UP

If you live anywhere in the greater Seaford, Delaware area, please consider turning out for the Concord Pond Clean-up. The more help we...

We Are In Debt to our Trees...

Advice from a Tree By Ilan Shamir Dear Friend, Stand Tall and Proud Sink your roots deeply into the Earth Reflect the light of a greater...

We are in debt to our trees...

Trees BY JOYCE KILMER I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth’s...

We Are In Debt to our Trees...

WHAT DO WE PLANT? What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the ship, which will cross the sea. We plant the mast to carry the...

The Old Barley Mill

Anyone that has spent any time at all in New Castle County has heard of Barley Mill. There is a Barley Mill Road, an Old Barley Mill...

The Mill at Lum's Pond

Samuel Clement purchased property in the southern part of Pencader Hundred from Andrew Peterson in 1724. He built a small, brick house...

Breck's Mill, near the Hagley Museum

It has been difficult to find stories about mills that still exist, but Breck’s Mill is not only still in place, but the three and a half...

THE OLD MILL ON NAAMAN’S CREEK

It appears that the first owner of the property where the town of Claymont now stands was a Mr. Jasper Yeates. In the book; The...

The Du Pont Gunpowder Mills

From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives, founded by Eleuthère Irénée du...

William Lea & Sons' New Flour Mill

SEVERAL NEWLY DISCOVERED PICTURES ARE AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE The following is taken from the January 13th, 1882 edition of The Daily...

The Brandywine Mills

I came across an article about the mills on the lower Brandywine River, from the Morning News, dated January 24th, 1884. I found it very...

The Marshall Bros.’ Paper Mill

If you read last weeks post about the Garrett Snuff Mill, then you remember that the first paper mill at this site on the upper Red Clay...

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