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*Elias Zeh, (1839-1907) built the South Berne Grist Mill before 1880.<ref name="Northrup">[[ | *Elias Zeh, (1839-1907) built the South Berne Grist Mill before 1880.<ref name="Northrup">[[Orlo J. Northrup|Orlo J. Northrup]]</ref>. The Zeh operation had the capacity for grinding 20,000 bushels of grain a year.<ref name="Our Heritage">[[Our Heritage]]</ref> | ||
*The grist mill burned, and in the early 1900s Charles Onderdonk (1866-1934) purchased the property and rebuilt the mill.<ref name="Northrup">[[ | *The grist mill burned, and in the early 1900s Charles Onderdonk (1866-1934) purchased the property and rebuilt the mill.<ref name="Northrup">[[Orlo J. Northrup|Orlo J. Northrup]]</ref><ref name="Our Heritage">[[Our Heritage]]</ref> | ||
Onderdonk also operated the [[South Berne Sawmill|South Berne Sawmill]], a clover mill, and a shingle machine.<ref name="Our Heritage">[[Our Heritage]]</ref> | Onderdonk also operated the [[South Berne Sawmill|South Berne Sawmill]], a clover mill, and a shingle machine.<ref name="Our Heritage">[[Our Heritage]]</ref> | ||
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The main water supply was from a swampy area a mile above the hamlet of South Berne known as Mud Hollow Pond. A smaller dam at the mill site with a high stone bulkhead (still intact) was the direct power supply to the mill site. As this dam had a gradual sloping bottom it was used by churches for immersion baptism. | The main water supply was from a swampy area a mile above the hamlet of South Berne known as Mud Hollow Pond. A smaller dam at the mill site with a high stone bulkhead (still intact) was the direct power supply to the mill site. As this dam had a gradual sloping bottom it was used by churches for immersion baptism. | ||
There was a small dam below this which powered the [[Andrew Sweet Mill]].<ref name="Northrup">[[ | There was a small dam below this which powered the [[Andrew Sweet Mill]].<ref name="Northrup">[[Orlo J. Northrup|Orlo J. Northrup]]</ref> | ||
Onderdonk had an earthen dam built across the drainage stream of Mud Hollow Pond, which is now known as [[Onderdonk Lake|Onderdonk Lake]]. | Onderdonk had an earthen dam built across the drainage stream of Mud Hollow Pond, which is now known as [[Onderdonk Lake|Onderdonk Lake]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, May 15, 2022
Location
Built on the site of the former Culver Cloth Mill.
Owners
- Elias Zeh, (1839-1907) built the South Berne Grist Mill before 1880.[1]. The Zeh operation had the capacity for grinding 20,000 bushels of grain a year.[2]
- The grist mill burned, and in the early 1900s Charles Onderdonk (1866-1934) purchased the property and rebuilt the mill.[1][2]
Onderdonk also operated the South Berne Sawmill, a clover mill, and a shingle machine.[2]
Power
The main water supply was from a swampy area a mile above the hamlet of South Berne known as Mud Hollow Pond. A smaller dam at the mill site with a high stone bulkhead (still intact) was the direct power supply to the mill site. As this dam had a gradual sloping bottom it was used by churches for immersion baptism.
There was a small dam below this which powered the Andrew Sweet Mill.[1]
Onderdonk had an earthen dam built across the drainage stream of Mud Hollow Pond, which is now known as Onderdonk Lake.
Onderdonk used a steam Engine when the water supply was low.[2]
Sources
