Ode to Abbotts Mill
In celebration of the Delaware Nature Society's 40 year commitment in Sussex County at Abbott"s Mill Nature Center Nathan Willey hewed...
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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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The Old Mills on Cedar Creek-Part I
Cedar Creek is just south of Milford and the Mispillion River, in fact they both empty into the Delaware Bay at the same inlet, just...
Dandelions Defined
Perhaps you, like me, have sort of overlooked the Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale. It was always there even where we didn’t want them to...
Milford Mills, Tub Mill & Marshall's Mill - The Old Mills on the Mispillion River, part II
Two weeks ago, we visited the old mills that were once on the Mispillion River west of present-day Rt. 113. Today we will continue on...
Roses are Red, Violets are... Yellow??? part 2
I depend on my readers to keep me on my toes, and to call me down when I make a mistake. Several of you pointed out to me, that in the...
"All in the Family", The Old Mills on the Mispillion River, part I
This week we will start at the headwaters of the Mispillion River and beginning with Blair's Pond, we'll take a trip downstream, visiting...
Roses are Red, Violets are Yellow ???
Violets can be a challenge to identify with some species closely resembling each other. Learning the correct identity of a single...
Abbott's Mill in a Century of Photographs
The oldest photograph of Ainsworth Abbott's mill that I am aware of. Judging by all the horses or mules, it was probably taken sometime...
"The Tale of Three Little Snakes"
To provide the setting for this adventure, a little background history is in order. On one of the more upland forested areas of the...
How does WHEAT become FLOUR at Abbotts Mill?
Several weeks ago, we followed corn through the mill as it became cornmeal and finally was bagged for sale. Today we’re going to follow a...
"All in the Family"
It is human nature to want to organize facts, to place things into groups or categories. In an effort to better understand plants and...
Let's take a virtual tour of Abbotts Mill's CORNMEAL operation.
When I first visited Abbott's Mill over twenty years ago I knew next to nothing about grist mills and the milling operation seemed to me...
Seldom Seen....River Otter
The River Otter (Lutra canadensis) is perhaps one of the most cosmopolitan of any North American mammal, yet it is rarely seen. It is...
The Spring Native Plant Sale is coming soon!
The Delaware Nature Society's Spring Native Plant Sale will take place on-line on May 2nd and 3rd, with down-state pickup at Abbotts Mill...
Disaster: The Great Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane
On August 24, 1933, the great “Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane” passed through Delmarva creating havoc. Higher than normal tides washed out...
DIY Gold Standard Bluebird Nest Box Plan
This home-built traditional bird nesting box is suitable for many cavity nesting birds such as bluebirds, titmice, tree swallows,...
Who was Ainsworth Abbott?
The man that operated Abbott's Mill for over four decades, Ainsworth (nmi) Abbott, was born on June 22, 1885 in Ellendale, Sussex County,...
2021 "Running of the Mill" tours to begin soon
The exterior repairs and painting of Abbotts Mill and the other historic buildings has been completed and the buildings look great. Our...
Of Mules and Men - A Historical Account of Logging on the Tantrough Branch
Clarence T. Workman and his mules When I was about 12 years old, Daddy decided to sell the mature pines on what had been my Grandmother...
Early History of Mills in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE
From: “History of Delaware, 1609-1888, by J. Thomas Scharf” (The following was written in the late 1880s) The earliest and, in fact, the...
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