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The Mill at AnselmaThe Mill

Nestled along the Pickering Creek in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, the Mill at Anselma is an extraordinary artifact of 250 years of Chester County’s industrial heritage.The Mill retains its original Colonial-Era power train, as well as multiple layers of industrial equipment ranging from the late 1700s to the mid 1900s. >>more>>

 

Oliver CollinsThe People

The Mill at Anselma was the home and workplace of five different owners and their families. The Mill and its surrounding landscape evolved over three centuries as these families adapted the land and buildings to meet their current economic and social needs.>>more>>

 

water wheelThe Technology

Constructed in c. 1747, the Mill at Anselma is considered the most intact, authentic example of a custom water-powered grist mill in the United States. While the Mill was updated several times over its three centuries of operation, the grist mill’s basic power train is laid out and functions just as it did when it was first built. >>more>>

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