Corn Grist Mill Metamora Indiana
I am at the canal days at Metamora Indiana and I got a good video of the Gristmill it's over 100 years old pretty cool
Metamora Mill, Metamora Indiana, Franklin County
1897 Metamora Mill continues to grind cornmeal. They have functioning millstones, antique milling equipment and an 1868 Leffel Turbine that used to power the Mill. Today a wooden water wheel is powered by the water of Whitewater River that is fed into the Whitewater Canal. All aspects of a mill associated with a canal can be found here at Metamora Mill, Indiana. Music by Pitx, Hidden Blues. Metamora Mill was established in 1847 by Jonathan Banes. Initially, the mill was used to process cotton into thread. The site was transformed into a flour mill in 1856. The original mill building was devastated by fire in 1883. The brick exterior of Metamora Mill was completed in 1897. The new mill was designed with the same footprint as created by Jonathan Banes in 1847.
The Whitewater Canal was built from 1836 through 1865 and completed 76 miles. Jonathan Banes established Metamora Mill on the Whitewater Canal (in 1847). There were three other mills in the town of Metamora during the Canal Era. The Whitewater Canal supplied Banes with water to power his waterwheel. The Canal also allowed Banes the opportunity to transport his processed cotton into Lawrenceburg, Indiana and the Ohio River to sell to distant markets. The Canal was completed in 1843 to Cincinnati, Ohio. The canal system throughout the then young United States, was doomed because of several important developments. Initially the flooding consistently broke down the canal embankments requiring tremendous repairs. Consequently, finances were not available to support the continued damage found after each flood. The eventual collapse of the canal system was the railroad. Interestingly enough, the railroad bought the land from the tow paths that followed canals. Here at Metamora Mill you will discover the railroad paralleling the historic canal.
Metamora Mill changed the flour mill from using a wooden water wheel for its power to a Leffel Turbine in 1868. The turbine has a 70 diameter and was installed in place of the water wheel. The original antique Leffel Turbine remains outside of the mill as an historical landmark. It would be advantageous to everyone if the turbine could be placed inside a dry building so the cast iron could be preserved for future generations.
In 1945 the Whitewater Canal Indiana State Historic Site created funding for the preservation of Metamora's historical Whitewater Canal, the Locks on the canal, the Metamora Mill, and the covered bridge aqueduct. Indiana updated the canal and locks, set up the mill to grind corn in season, supports the canal boat and horses for visitors and a steam engine for local trips. They use the Mill Store to set up all of the dates and times for such events. (765.647.6512) or indianamuseum.org
Today you will find Whitewater Canal Lock #25 adjacent to Metamora Mill. The State wanted to have water power to run the drive shafts, belts & pulleys in the basement (lowest level) of the mill so they could grind corn with mill stones as authentically as possible. In doing so, they set up a 12' breastshot waterwheel inside Lock #25.
Metamora Indiana. Drone view
Metamora aerial video
Metamora was platted in 1838.[6] The community derives its name from the play Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags by John Augustus Stone.[7]
The Whitewater Canal only carried boats from 1839 to 1865, but the canal was maintained to supply hydraulic power until 1936. The canal was the center of industrial districts in Metamora and Brookville, 8 miles (13 km) to the east. At one time there were water powered mills for processing cotton, grinding flour and making paper. Metamora is the location of Indiana's oldest and still operating water-powered grist mill. The state of Indiana provides canal boat rides pulled by horses, through the only existing wooden aqueduct in the United States (the Duck Creek Aqueduct),[8] with a historical review of the canal history which fueled the southeastern Indiana economy until its displacement by the railroad. The canal is named after the nearby Whitewater river.
The Metamora Historic District and Whitewater Canal Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]
Fall Festival in Metamora Indiana
Metamora Indiana has restored part of the Whitewater Canal and railways running through the town, it also features a working grist mill, canal boat, restored peroid train, and an aquaduct. Come along as we explore this beautiful southern Indiana town all decorated for fall...
See Metamora Mill in OPERATION Vertical Meadows Mill, Run of Millstones, Elevator & Flour Dresser
See the ACTION of the mill's POWERHOUSE with belts, pulleys, gears & cogs. The video show how every part of the mill is functioning which includes: Vertical Meadows Millstones, One Run of Millstones, Elevators and Flour Dresser. All are powered by the POWERHOUSE located in the lowest level of the mill. Metamora Mill is an historic operating gristmill in Metamora Indiana. The Meadows Mill is in operation and hold the 1912 Patent. The one run of millstones has a running stone that is 1500 pounds on top of a 750 pound bed. The run of stone grinds the grains. The functioning elevators convey ground grains to a flour dresser/sifter. Cornmeal is bagged and sold at site.
Driving Through Metamora, Indiana & Exploring Near the Water Wheel in Town
The best time to visit any tourist area is off-season, as you can see in this video- hardly any people out & about to get in my way!
This video concentrates on the lock & water wheel area of Metamora, Indiana.
When the canal was in operation, the water wheel was not present. The water wheel is physically within one of the locks itself. After the closure of the canal, a water wheel was installed to power the grist mill located immediately next to the canal lock, in the brick building.
At one point in the video, at 7:20, I tried to zoom in on a huge bullfrog taking a nap inside the lock. My camera has a crappy digital zoom, and the frog doesn't come out too well.
Whitewater Canal State Historic Site Grist Mill
Approximately 70 miles southeast of Indianapolis is the town of Metamora and the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site. The Metamora Grist Mill, Built in 1843, is still running today, grinding corn for corn meal and grits. The mil runs on energy generated by a recently renovated waterwheel. Site Manager Jay Dishman, talks about the importance of the mill and the process of restoring the waterwheel.
Whitewater Canal State Historic Site - Indiana State Museum
In the news! Take a trip with Fox News to Metamora, IN home of the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site where you can tour a working grist mill or ride a horse-drawn boat up the canal.
Whitewater Canal Metamora Indiana Brookville Lake
A video of the famous and historic Whitewater Canal in Metamora Indiana. Featuring the canal boat and the Whitewater Valley Railroad. A short cameo of nearby Brookville Lake.
WP 20140506 006 1 (A piece of history. Clifton Grist Mill)
Old places have an echo about them. Often, when I stand in such a place, I feel like a sapling in a forest full of ancient sequoias. I share with you an old place like this. An old grist mill that's been around for a while. One of the largest water-powered grist mills still in existence, it was built in 1802 by Owen Davis, a Revolutionary War soldier and frontiersman miller. You can walk across a 90-foot authentic wooden covered bridge across the Little Miami River and enjoy spectacular views of Clifton Mill. From that bridge I took this video, with a windows phone. Enjoy the echo.
Balmoral Grist Mill
Discover this three-storey mill tucked away in a wooded gorge on Matheson’s Brook. See grains being ground, sifted and turned into flour just as they have been since Alexander McKay opened this mill in 1874.
metamora farm house
Up in the attic of the farmhouse in Franklin county indiana. We felt that maybe slaves were kept up here and the leather straps in the video gave off a very negative feeling.
Farmhouse Sabbath
It is not unusual to see fields and barns in rural Fulton County but, in the village of Metamora something unusual is happening. It’s called Farmhouse Sabbath and it is exactly what it sounds like; an opportunity to take a break from the week, enjoy a meal together, meet your neighbors and enjoy live music. Watch the video to learn more about how Farmhouse Sabbath is changing the world.
Benson Grist Mill
In 1851 L.D.S. Church Apostle, Ezra Taft Benson, was authorized by President Brigham Young to develop a mill site at Twin Springs Creek to serve Mormon communities in Tooele County. In 1851 a sawmill commenced operating and in 1854 the Lee brothers, skilled pioneer artisans, were hired to build the mill. The mill's large mortised timbers were hauled by team and wagon from the nearby Oquirrh Mountains.
In 1855 the millsite community became known as Richville and served as the County Seat until 1861, when Tooele City was designated.
In 1860 the E.T. Benson Flour Mill had one male employee and one run of millstones which produced 1,200 barrels of flour, 72,000 pounds of bran and 56,000 pounds of corn meal, together valued at $17,000. In the same year, Brigham Young acquired the mill, when E.T. Benson moved to Cache Valley.
By 1862, the mill was referred to as Young and Rowberry's, Bishop John Rowberry being an early resident of the Milltown (Richville) area. The mill that year reportedly processed 200 bushels of wheat per day under a 250 horsepower capacity.
In 1922, J. Reuben Clark, Jr. (A U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and later an apostle in the Mormon church) purchased the mill. Earlier it's original wooden waterwheel and millstones had been replaced by metal turbine and imported free-standing grain breakers. After finally ceasing flour-milling operations in 1938, the mill was used several years for grinding animal feed.
A volunteer committee was organized in 1883 to acquire and restore the historic mill, which was donated by Terracor Corp. to Tooele County.
Whitewater Canal.wmv
Canal in Connersville, Indiana in the 1950's.
Indiana Ghosts Caught In Action
Metamora, Indiana film of anomalies from ghost walks and investigations sponsored by the Whitewater Valley Paranormal Society. Great royalty free music on this film by Kevin McLeod incompetech.com/music/royalty-free! Spooky........ See more information about the Whitewater Valley Paranormal Society at WhitewaterValleyParanormal.com.
Flat Boat Trip
A flat boat trip on a canal in Metamora Indiana.
The Whitewater Canal
HistoryInYourOwnBackyard.com
The Whitewater Canal in West Harrison, Indiana.