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During the middle of the 20th century, Plymouth underwent a number of urban re-development projects in the area, culminating in the re-constructed Jenney Grist Mill upon the same location as the original in 1969, with some parts, including the millstones, having been salvaged from a 19th century mill in Pennsylvania.
The first corn mill was built along the brook. [1] John Jenney arrived in the Plymouth Colony from Leyden in 1623, and built a grist mill on Town Brook in 1636. [2] The original mill burned down in 1847. The banks of the brook were used for industrial purposes (at times powered by the brook's waters) well into the 20th century.
The oldest house in the district is the Richard Sparrow House built in 1640; it is also the oldest building standing in Plymouth. [2] The reconstructed Jenney Grist Mill. The mills erected by the early settlers were used to saw wood and grind grain.
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Jenney Grist Mill, Plymouth, built in 1969 on site of 1636 grist mill; Old Schwamb Mill, Arlington, built in 1861 with operations on the site dating to 1684; Old Stockbridge Grist Mill, Scituate, built ca. 1650; Sturbridge Village grist mill, Sturbridge, built 1939; Wayside Inn Grist Mill, Sudbury, built 1929 by Henry Ford; Michigan. Pears Mill ...
The Pilgrim Maiden, Brewster Gardens, Plymouth, Massachusetts. This statue is not of a particular Pilgrim, but it most closely fits Elizabeth Tilley and Mary Chilton in age. Brewster Gardens is a small 2.9 acres (0.012 km 2) park located in the center of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The park name honors Mayflower settler Elder William Brewster. [1]
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Stony Brook Grist Mill: Grist mill 1699 (construction), c. 1751 (mill structure) The Stony Brook Grist Mill is a Registered Historic Place property in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, New York. Its construction in 1699 created the Mill Pond astride the Brookhaven-Smithtown boundary. The mill structure itself dates back to at least circa 1751.