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[[Image:East Berne Mill.jpg|400px|thumb|center|<center>East Berne Mill</center>]] | [[Image:East Berne Mill.jpg|400px|thumb|center|<center>East Berne Mill</center>]] | ||
| − | This mill was planned and erected in 1858 by Clark, Decker and Gardner. Lumen Lobdell was then the proprietor. The mill was five stories high and had four run of fine French burr stones and an overshot wheel twenty-two feet in diameter. This building was the tallest wooden structure in Albany County when it was built. The building has been completely taken down and the site is now the location of | + | This mill was planned and erected in 1858 by Clark, Decker and Gardner. Lumen Lobdell was then the proprietor. The mill was five stories high and had four run of fine French burr stones and an overshot wheel twenty-two feet in diameter. This building was the tallest wooden structure in Albany County when it was built. The building has been completely taken down and the site is now the location of Jersey's, then Po' Boys, a snack bar and ice cream parlor |
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Image:East Berne Mill 1.jpg|<center>East Berne Mill photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society</center> | Image:East Berne Mill 1.jpg|<center>East Berne Mill photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society</center> | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 30 October 2012
This mill was planned and erected in 1858 by Clark, Decker and Gardner. Lumen Lobdell was then the proprietor. The mill was five stories high and had four run of fine French burr stones and an overshot wheel twenty-two feet in diameter. This building was the tallest wooden structure in Albany County when it was built. The building has been completely taken down and the site is now the location of Jersey's, then Po' Boys, a snack bar and ice cream parlor
East Berne Mill photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
East Berne Mill, from the Willard Osterhout collection 
A group of young ladies on the loading platform at the mill 
Newspaper article
