Herrs Mill
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Herrs Mill
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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Photograph
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While most settlers reaching America's eastern colonies hailed from England, William Penn offered land ownership and religious freedom to all nations. Fleeing religious persecution in Germany, Bishop Hans Herr arrived in Pennsylvania with his family in 1710. Here in Strasburg Borough, the Herr family felt free to follow their Mennonite faith and continue the Herr family lineage in Lancaster County.
Grandson John Herr received a patent to 1100 acres of land along Pequea Creek for 110 pounds sterling. By the 1730s John had built a two story log cabin, a grist mill and sawmill along the stream.
Fast forward two centuries, the well-bult grist mill was purchased by Donald Denlinger in 1957. During restoration, Denlinger found milling equipment at the Evergreen millworks, including its giant 3800 pound millstones. Restoration work continued on all the village buildings. The village is open for tours most every day.
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October 19th, 2019
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 December: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (December 4, 2019)
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous landscape photograph of a historic Mill, with great colors and perspective, Ben! F/L
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