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The Owen Mill, 2 Miles South of Moscow, Indiana
Moscow, probably named for the Russian city, had its first mill in 1822, a post office in 1827, and was platted in 1832. Marion Owen, born in 1848, operated a grist mill and saw mill on the Flat Rock River that had been in his family since the late 1820s.On verso of photograph: Picture taken about 1900 by H.B. Bennett, ShelbyvilleRush County Journe
Marion Owen, Moscow, Indiana
Moscow, probably named for the Russian city, had its first mill in 1822, a post office in 1827, and was platted in 1832. Marion Owen, born in 1848, operated a grist mill and saw mill on the Flat Rock River that had been in his family since the late 1820s.Rush County Journe
Huff’s Mill on Salt Creek in Brown County, Indiana
Huff’s Mill was built in 1857 by German immigrant Adolph Schweitzer and was located on Salt Creek, southeast of Nashville. One of fourteen mills that served the farmers in Brown County, it was made from native lumber and was a water-powered stone grist mill.Brown County Journe