Tag: ohio mills
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Fowler’s Mill is a thriving survivor in Geauga County
By Ken Drenten Fowler’s Mill is the home of Fowler’s Milling Co., near Chardon, Ohio. (Credit: Ken Drenten) Fowler’s Mill, built in 1834, has been a working grist mill for generations near Chardon in Geauga County. The mill is the sole survivor of a group of mills built in the 1830s on the Chagrin River.…
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Baltic Mill Winery shows off its rustic past
Baltic Mill Winery once operated as a steam-powered gristmill. (Credit: Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten Baltic Mill began milling flour in the mid-1800s and at one time was Ohio’s largest flour mill, producing Little Daisy Flour. The mill was built around 1850 and once housed a steam-powered gristmill. The mill was leveled by fire in…
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