Mills in Delaware

Memory Mill

"I remember them well:
The sagging floor where the grain sacks lay,
And the idling wheel, waiting
For the swell,
Of the lazy river and the dam's slow play
Over the flume. It's a tale to tell.
Dysty miller, do you remember me?
I remember you well."

--author unknown

Mills were an important part of our past.  They were scattered throughout Delaware and used various waterways and tributaries to turn large wooden wheels  in order to create power.  These mills, of various sizes, would produce large quanitites of grain.

This week during Archaeology Month, we're offering reports on 3 Delaware Mills:

• Red Mill, New Castle County
• Cubbage Pond, Sussex County
• Middleford Mill, Sussex County