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Joel Hill Sawmill
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June 12, 2020
The Joel Hill sawmill was built by William Holbert and J.D. Branning just after the Civil War and remained in operation until 1974. The sawmill was entirely powered by water. In the winter, loggers gathered timber and piled it on the hill across the road from the pond. In the spring, employees would pull the stop blocks out and the logs would roll down the hill into the pond. There, they were cleaned off and then dragged into the mill with grabs attached to a huge rope. Employees would raise the wooden gate in the sawmill dam and let water into the 28 inch pipe, or penstock, leading into the turbine. The turbine rotates the power take off shaft, which runs the entire mill. Originally, a water wheel was used, but it was washed away in the Pumpkin Flood of 1903. Through a series of belts and pulleys, the 54 inch saw blade is turned at 850 RPMs. The Mill is open only on special occasions during the summer months. See our Events page, or call for hours of operation.
The Joel Hill sawmill was built by William Holbert and J.D. Branning just after the Civil War and remained in operation until 1974. The sawmill was entirely powered by water. In the winter, loggers gathered timber and piled it on the hill across the road from the pond. In the spring, employees…
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736 Duck Harbor Rd
Equinunk, PA