Allens Mill
Good Morning, today I thought I would share a few shots of a historic sight I visited in Dartmouth MA one morning
I had been to another spot that morning for a sunrise walk, but I had read about this spot and decided to swing by and check it out
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Allen’s Mill is a small piece of the 283-acre Destruction Brook Woods Reserve, but a large part of the area’s identity. Russells Mills Village was one of the first recorded settlements in Dartmouth, named after local miller Joseph Russell. As the village was being established, one of the first orders of business was to construct a mill.
Johnny Cake meal, made from a hard kernel corn, aptly named flint corn, was one of the products produced at the mill. Not only was the mill the place in town to grind down corn into Johnny Cake meal and flour, but it also acted as a town center. Town notices were posted, and many gathered to catch up on the local gossip.
Throughout the years, over 30 mills were established in Dartmouth alone. Many have been lost to time with only their foundations left. The only mill still standing in its entirety is Allen’s Mill.
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I thought there was a trail head at this location and my plan had been to see the mill and then walk the trail, but either I didnt look well enough or this is sperate and doesnt have a trail head, but either way it was worth checking out
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I took some shots of it from different angles when I visit historic places liek this I always try to picture in my head what it was like back inthe day when it was built and in use
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now when I walked this spot I did think OK this may lead to the trail,
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but it just lead to the side of the building but was worth it to see these old wheels from the mill
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