Thompson - Neely Mill
by Ben Prepelka
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Thompson - Neely Mill
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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One of the first pioneers in Pennsylvania's Bucks County was fur trader John Pidcock. Trading his furs up and down the Delaware River, Pidcock was the first to claim a section of land around Pidcock Creek. Quaker John Simpson later acquired the land and set up the area's first grist mill. When he died, miller Robert Thompson married Widow Hannah Simpson, and greatly expanded the milling operation.
Thompson eventually extended the miller's house, adding enough room for son-in-law William Neely. Briefly interrupted when George Washington's Revolutionary War troops used the home and property as a hospital and troop encampment, Thompson and his son-in-law processed locally grown grain until 1827. Now part of Washington Crossing Historic Park, the mill was repaired and renovated to its 1830s appearance.
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July 22nd, 2018
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