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Some old pictures of the mills around town 

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56 Spring St 1917 56 Spring St A view of the Water Mill taken in 1917, in the background, you can see the Baptist Church tower .

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56 Spring St 1866 56 Spring St The Williamsville Water Mill as pictured in 1866. The middle section is the original saw mill of Jonas Williams erected in 1811.

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56 Spring St 56 Spring St The Williamsville Water Mill as pictured around 1925.

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56 Spring St 1998 56 Spring St This current picture of the Williamsville Water Mill was taken around 1998.

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56 Spring St 1900 56 Spring St The back side of the water mill looking South taken around 1900.

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56 Spring St 1900 56 Spring St The back side of the water mill looking North taken around 1900.

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Dodge Mill Dodge Mill The front side of the Dodge mill taken from what is now Mill St.

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Dodge Mill Dodge Mill The original Grist Mill was converted to roller mill in 1864 by the Dodge family, where they turned out 3,000 barrels of flour in 1884. The creek side of the Dodge mill taken in 1880, this photo was taken prior to mill burning in 1894.

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Dodge Mill Dodge Mill The creek side of the Dodge mill taken in 1894 after it burned. Jonathon Dodge lost his life while trying to battle the fire with a hose that was connected to a 200 gallon tank that was atop the mill. If you compare it to the picture above, you can see the raceway which survived the fire. 

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glenfalls 1907 Glen Falls 1907 Another view of the dodge mill site taken in 1907.click here to see a bigger picture 
Old Bedstead Factory Old Bedstead Factory The Old Bedstead Factory was originally the Carding Works owned by Benjamin Miller. The Building stood on the SE side of Bridge St now known as Glen Ave. The piling seen in the water used to support the water raceway.  Click  here to see a bigger picture
Long Mill Long Mill The Long Mill was located at the corner of Reist and N Union Rd .Click here for more information about the Long Mill
Reist Mill Reist Mill The Remaining building of the Reist Mill is still standing at the curve on Reist St. The mill was powered by water accumulated just above the old forge dam pictured below .

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Old Forge Dam Old Forge Dam Old Forge Dam picture in 1854 was a man made dam which formed a pond and raceway for the Reist Mill pictured above .

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