Old Red Mill - Clinton, New Jersey
by Ben Prepelka
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Old Red Mill - Clinton, New Jersey
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Ben Prepelka
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Photograph - Photograph
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Entrepreneur Ralph Hunt completed the finishing touches on his Hunterdon County woolen mill in 1810. The mill seat was perched along a branch of the Raritan River. The dammed up river, located in northwestern New Jersey, provided the mill with a steady flow of raw power, feeding an undershot wheel from the millrace. Although the mill put the town’s people to work, Hunt's enterprise proved unprofitable over the years. Hunt eventually defaulted on his loan and lost all the family's property on both sides of the river. A string of subsequent owners, branching out into numerous mill operations, continued to struggle to prove the mill a success. Businesses varied from milling flour to grinding graphite and talc.
Today, the Red Mill Museum Village occupies the site were Spruce Run joins the Raritan River. This peaceful area is the perfect place for the museum's special events and programs. Along with concerts and week-long music-fests, the mill itself offers a collection of 40,000 agricultural and industrial artifacts. The ten acre village site includes a general store, blacksmith shop, a replica log cabin, schoolhouse, quarry stone crusher, and the quarry office.
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February 9th, 2020
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular Old Red Mill - Clinton NJ composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
Jenny Revitz Soper
Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that your artwork was featured on the group No Place Like Home homepage on March 21, 2024. You are cordially invited to post the artwork in the Group's Features Discussion thread or any other suitable thread.
Sarah Irland
A beautiful photograph, Ben. I enjoyed reading the description, as well. Congratulations on your Win in the Red Contest for this wonderful work! Voted. L/F
Jurgen Lorenzen
An amazing selective color photograph, Ben, congratulations on your win in the RED contest, you had my vote!
Skip Willits
I lived within five mile of this mill Ben, but never got an image as pleasing as this one. Fine work.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #27 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
OLena Art
The selective red color and black and white tones in this photograph create a timeless feel. F/L
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
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