- Bohrmans Mill (Pennsylvania)
Bohrman's Mill is a water-powered
gristmill built in1815 inSchuylkill County, Pennsylvania . The mill is located outside the town ofOrwigsburg , alongMahonney Creek , which flows fromSecond Mountain . The mill was primarily used for grindingcorn meal and hullingoats , using a 20-foot overshotwater wheel , and later switching to a turbine system.The earliest known proprietor of the Mill is
Daniel Boyer , who maintained the mill from1865 to1894 . Since 1894 until its closing, the Mill and subsequent farm has been owned and operated by the Bohrman family. Though the mill no longer exists, like most others in Schuykill County, the Homes and several supporting structures still stand to this day. The area around the old farm keeps the name "Bohrman's Mill".The Bohrman family has surviving members in
Orwigsburg , and several other places throughout Pennsylvania.
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