Abbott's Mill is a historic site that includes an old

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

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, southwest of

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. It was listed on the

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in 1972 with a area. The listed area was increased in 1979 to include a total of 4

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, with an increase of a area. The increased area includes a Gothic style work built in 1868. There's a historical marker for the old mill, placed on the north side of Abbotts Pond Road (County Road 620), across from Abbotts Pond. The Abbott's Mill Nature Center offers tours of the grist mill and rolling mill. It is part of the 313-acre Milford Millponds Nature Preserve, which includes trails, Abbott's Mill, a pond and meadows. The Center features a native small animal collection and offers nature education programs. In the site's 1972 NRHP nomination, it was reported the grist mill had been operable until 1960, and that plans were for it to be restored. and ' The listing was expanded in 1979 to include a total of 8.5 acres, including other buildings and open space. and ' File:AbbottsMill 2 Sussex Co DE.JPG

External links

Abbott's Mill Nature Center
- Delaware Nature Society

References

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