Shepherd's Mill is a gristmill in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, located on Town Run just as it descends to the Potomac River. The mill was built some time prior to 1739 by Thomas Shepherd, Sr. (1705-1776) — founder and namesake of the town — as a two-story structure. The original millwheel was probably a wood overshot wheel. The present 40-foot-diameter (12 m) Fitz Water Wheel Company steel overshot wheel was built in 1894; with the addition of a third story in the late 19th century, the mill is more representative of that era.[2]
Shepherd's Mill | |
 Southern side of the mill | |
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| Location | High St., Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°26′0″N 77°48′5″W / 39.43333°N 77.80139°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1734 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000882[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1971 |
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Clifford M. Lewis (September 21, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Shepherd's Mill" (PDF). National Park Service. The Mill is now privately owned.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-5, "Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV", 16 photos, 4 measured drawings, 13 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
