I believe that there is a working mill by the creek in Van Hornesville, Herkimer County. It seems as though there was an article about it in the newspaper a few years ago. We also had a number of them here in Montgomery County, some of which we have pictures of in our postcard collection. If you would like more information, please let me know.

Kelly A. Yacobucci Farquhar
County Historian/RMO
Montgomery Co. Dept. of History & Archives
Old Courthouse, P.O. Box 1500
Fonda, NY 12068-1500
518-853-8186
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Subject: 19th century waterpower

Greetings to the List,

I am working on a paper about 19th century waterpower, and it's impact on society. I have been scanning the net for web sites related to this topic, but would like to find all the working grist, saw and any other mills in New York State and our neighboring states.

I also would like some ideas on books or papers that could help me understand how these mills impacted the local economy.

Mike Riley

Town of Mentz Historian and Empire State College student.