Becks Mill, Salem Indiana, Washington County
Beck's Mill is a restored, historical gristmill. In 1807, the George Beck family left North Carolina. George left his wife and a few of their children in Bear Creek, now called Louisville. George and his two sons, John and George Jr. traveled around Indiana trying to locate a site for their home and ultimately their mill. In 1807, Indiana had no roads, only buffalo trails and numerous American Indians. After searching great distances, the two boys found a cave that was a source of springs. The area around the springs had been cleared by the local Indians. This was the site for George Beck's first home and mill.
George Beck and his sons built a log cabin and mill in 1808. They needed to buy millstones for their gristmill. Their funds were faily depleted so they went hunting and processes the furs. They transported the furs to Bear Creek (now Louisville) and purchased and/or traded for the millstones.
Beck had to create a means in which to build a supply of water from the springs to run his wooden water wheel. He decided to build a wooden dam which initially worked well. It held the mill pond and he accessed the water from the pond into a hollowed out log which was directed to his water wheel. Soon, Beck replaced his wooden dam with hand-carved block limestone.
His gristmill, millstones, small mill building and his wooden dam was functioning successfully. George decided to build a sawmill. Usually, when a new miller finds a new mill site, a sawmill is the first mill that is constructed. Due to the lack of population, he decided the gristmill was his primary objective because he needed to feed his family. As the surrounding region around Beck's Mill developed, there was an immediate demand for sawn lumber to quickly build the new houses. The Beck's Mill region was growing steadily and so was George Beck's business.
By 1825, George realized his small gristmill was no longer able to support the demand. By 1826, George and his sons completed a larger gristmill and by 1827 he had added another attached building for a carding machine. George was an ingenuous entrepreneur. Now he was able to take the wool from local farmers, wash and clean it, dry it, take it through his picker and finally it was ready to process the wool through the carding machine powered by his waterwheel. Once the wool was processed it could create batting for blankets, clothing and spinning for thread.
Power. Power from the multiple springs that fed the water wheel not only supplied the millstones to grind the grain and cut the logs, George had utilized the power to process wool. He and his family accomplished so many applications in which to use their springs.
Beck's Mill grew appreciably and the entire family worked the business. It again became clear that they needed a larger mill to meet the demand of grain in the region. The current mill building started construction during the 1860s and was ready for business in 1864. This third Beck Mill building is an impressive three level structure with a basement. The basement houses the gears, belts and pulleys that send the power up into the mill's equipment. The foundation, still exists today, and is hand-carved limestone. Their current mill had its greatest success from 1864 through the 1890s. The mill ran 24-hours a day with family members always processing the grain when needed by the farmers. During the peak of the season, loaded wagons would wait in line for up to 2 or 3 days to get their grain ground.
The 1890s saw the Beck's business eliminated from grinding wheat into flour. They did not incorporate the newest technology used for making flour, roller mills, in their business and subsequently, just continued grinding corn. Ultimately, the business closed in 1914. There were some special occasions for millstone grinding but for all intensive purposes, the mill remained closed.
The Friends of Beck's Mill restored the mill and Beck's Mill reopened in 2008. Some of the restoration included: repairing and replacing corners of the foundation stones, deteriorated wooden beams, rotten roof boards and damaged windows. Silt had filled the pond and cave. The mud had to be shoveled out. Fortunately, the blind fish that live in the cave were not destroyed during the restoration and continue to be healthy.
During the restoration process, The Friends of Beck's Mill discovered some amazing antique milling equipment. They found: 2 millstones, 2 wool carding machines, 1 wool picker and 1 loom.
Today Beck's Mill is beautifully maintained and is continuing to grind corn and sell it. The steel waterwheel is spectacular as well as the impressive stone dam that is soursed by the springs. The three levels plus the stone foundation (basement) make an inspiring view from the front of the mill and as you wind around the trails up the hill.
Beck's Mill Grist Mill
Water wheel powered grist mill is part of Beck's Mill near Salem, Indiana. Near the end you can see the wheel also turns a cog on a pole that runs up into the ceiling. This cog should actually be up in the ceiling, as it would have provided the power for a fleece picker and a drum carder that are located upstairs.
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Our group visited Suicide Cave, just North of Salem, Indiana. Nice little cave for beginners. It has a lovely room in the back of the cave with stellar formations.
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John Hay Center - Salem Indiana - Part 1: Museum
This is a short video about the John Hay Center and Washington County Historical Museum in Indiana where a rifle belonging to one of my relatives is on display. I thought the museum was a lot of fun and I recommend anyone in the area go and check it out.
John Hay Center - Salem, Indiana - Part 2: Pioneer Town
This video talks about the John Hay Center and Museum for the Washington County, Indiana Historical Society, their pioneer town, and my experience there.
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Beck's Mill, Outside
Water comes down flue from a cave above. Water powers two turbines and the wheel, which is unfortunately not spinning in this video. The water wheel powers a grist mill on the main level, as well as a fleece picker and drum carder on the second story. The left turbine connects to the small outshoot of the mill above and powers the wheat mill, as well as wheat sorting hopper on the second story. The right turbine would have powered a saw mill (location unknown) and an electrical generator inside. However, the casing is currently empty and you can see the turbine inside.
Salem Indiana, Washington County 4H fair parade.
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Spring Mill, Mitchell Indiana, Water Wheel, Mill Stones & Miller
Within the interior you will discover 150-year-old milling equipment with hand-carved wooden gears, wooden augers and a bull gear attached to an enormous, one-piece, wooden power shaft. The exterior of Spring Mill is spectacular. You will witness the hand-cut limestone piers that support the quarter-mile wooden water flume. You will also experience the large wooden water wheel.
Exterior of 1817 Spring Mill stands with 3 levels built with hand-carved limestone. The millstones are powered by an overshot waterwheel. The water source is spring fed from caves. The interior of Spring Mill demonstrates the water-powered mill stones and the grinding of grain. They also have a sawmill attached to the mill building.
Spring Mill was built in 1817. It was the focal point for a pioneer town that grew up here in the valley. At one point there were several gristmills, a woolen mill, a saw mill and a distillery. Mill Spring was constructed with hand-cut, limestone. It has three levels. The large wooden waterwheel was supplied with a consistant flow of water from Hammer Cave Springs. The springs are about 1/4 mile from the mill. There is a beautiful wooden water flume that accesses the mill pond. From the mill pond the water goes through sluice gates and is then gravity fed through the flume.
The interior millstones were powered by the overshot waterwheel until the mill closed in 1892 due to the influx of the railroad. After the Great Depression, Indiana started restoring Spring Mill. Subsequently Spring Mill State Park built 20 log cabins plus numerous other buildings.
Today, you will find pioneer buildings that are reminiscent of 1863. They include: mercantile, apothecary shop, shoemakers, tavern, distillery, weavers, meeting house, a pioneer garden, carpenter and a blacksmith shop. Spring Mill is the largest attraction of this outstanding Pioneer Village.
The saw mill is located next to Spring Mill because it is powered by the same waters that power the millstones. The saw mill's power is from a waterwheel that has its drive shaft directed into a small waterwheel. When the sawmill powers the up-and-down saw blade, the water stops flowing from the large waterwheel and is directed to drop down onto the smaller wheel. The sawmill is fully functioning and uses the up-and-down saw blade which works with a spacer. The spacer moves the rack and pinion carriage to advance the log. The log is then cut into lumber.
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Southern Indiana Weekend RV Trip - Jackson-Washington State Forest
Our family has been back from our Alaska adventure for two months and decides to venture out again. We travel to the southern half of our home state of Indiana to explore the knobs of Jackson-Washington State Forest. Some of the sites in the area that we explore are Skyline Drive, the Pinnacle Peak Trail, and we take a side trip down to Salem to visit the historic Beck's Mill.
Cobblestone Hotel and Suites Salem - Salem Hotels, Indiana
Cobblestone Hotel and Suites Salem 3 Stars Hotel in Salem, Indiana - USA Within US Travel Directory Featuring an on-site bar and indoor pool, this Salem hotel with free WiFi access is 15 minutes’ drive from the historic Becks Mill.
A flat-screen TV and DVD player are included in every guestroom at the Cobblestone Hotel and Suites Salem.
There is a desk, microwave, and refrigerator as well.
The Cobblestone Hotel and Suites has a 24-hour front desk, fitness centre, and an on-site mini-market.
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Flood recovery of Legacy Church Salem Indiana.
This is the state that our church is in right now after a big flood and we've had to remove everything