Description: This photograph shows the Wyandot Roller Mills building in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The large white building is surrounded by three telephone poles and two horses and buggies. A man and woman stand outside on the side of the building, and another man sits in a buggy on the left. "Wyandot Roller Mills" is printed in large letters on the front of the building. M.F. Ricketts purchased the mill in 1913 and remodeled it, replacing machinery and increasing storage by building an addition. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B04F05_28
Subjects: Business--Ohio; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio)
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of an 1862 model Leffel "Double Turbine Water Wheel," from an a pamphlet produced by the J. Leffel & Co., 1870. James Leffel & Co. was founded in the early 1860s in Springfield, Ohio. They designed and manufactured hydropower equipment like the turbine seen here, which Leffel patented. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08499
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Manufacturing industries--Ohio
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Tuscarawas and Coshocton Counties between stations 3410 and 3504. The town of Newcomerstown, bridges, mills, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4911_007
Subjects: Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Mills and mill-work -- Ohio;
Places: Newcomerstown (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in the 1990s, this photograph shows a small industry building, possibly a mill, in an unidentified location in Ohio. The photographs in the Community Profiles Collection, images of Ohio's cities, towns, and villages, were taken by the Ohio Film Commission. The Ohio Film Commission was established in 1979 to promote Ohio to the filming industry as a diverse place to film and a home to specialists with a wide range of film-making skills, including actors and set crews. The commission worked to bring to Ohio such films as Rain Man, Eight Men Out, City of Hope, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Deer Hunter, among others filmed in Ohio. The commission's functions included scouting locations, arranging support services and helping in-state filmmakers to make and export their work. In 2002, the commission was eliminated as a cost-saving measure. The Division of Travel and Tourism absorbed all functions. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA6576AV_B56787_F1-31_image6
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Spring; Agriculture
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Troy in Miami County, between stations 8284 and 8352. Roads, properties, and other landmarks along the route are noted, including the mill race and mill pond near the canal in this area. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23167_016
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Mills and mill-work -- Ohio;
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing the start of the Miami and Erie Canal through Toledo in Lucas County, between stations 0 and 24. Roads, railways, properties, and other landmarks along the route are noted, including Swan Creek, the Toledo City Work House, and various mills. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23166_003
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Toledo (Ohio); Mills and mill-work -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the mill race connected to the Miami and Erie Canal through Toledo in Lucas County, between stations 5 and 25. A note reads, "No water in canal at time of this survey except from Mill Race. Dec. 2, 1909." Roads, properties, railways and other landmarks along the route are noted. A mill race is the narrow channel of water on either side of a mill's water wheel. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23166_018
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Mills and mill-work -- Ohio;
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Highview Plat, ca. 1919. The Highview Plat was one of the company's housing complexes which offered detached homes available for either rent ($25.00 per month) or for purchase (between $3,000.00 and $5,000.00). Neighborhoods like these were constructed by steel companies to house mill workers and their families. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05515
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Stockport Mill in Stockport. The mill is currently home to a restaurant and bed and breakfast. This mill served important functions for many years for the community of Stockport. In addition to being a significant producer of flour, it was also a source of power. Often times men would gather there to discuss the topics of the day while they purchased various goods. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06778
Subjects: Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Mills; Morgan County (Ohio)
Places: Stockport (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of Indian Mill, near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 1879. Caption reads "The Indian Mill. Isaac Mann, Prop'r [Proprietor]. Situated 2 1/2 miles N.E. of Upper Sandusky, on the Sandusky Riv." Indian Mill, built in 1861, now serves as the nation's first educational museum of milling housed in its original structure. The restored three-story structure replaces the original one-story building that the U. S. government built in 1820 to reward the loyalty of local Wyandot Indians during the War of 1812. When the War of 1812 came to an end, Wyandot Indians settled and concentrated their nation near modern-day Upper Sandusky. Along with them was a group of African Americans—both free blacks and escaped slaves—who also settled nearby. The two groups worked together farming and managing the land, and part of this intermingling led to some of the Wyandots accepting Christianity, which in turn led to limited perks granted by the federal government. One of those perks was money to build a mill. In 1820, a flour mill and sawmill were both constructed on the banks of the Sandusky River. These mills provided important services for the Wyandot farmers as well as the blacks living in the area. They were able to process their harvests and turn logs into timber to build their homes. However, under pressure from many white settlers that lived in the area surrounding the Wyandot reservation, the federal government finally decided to permanently remove the Wyandots from Ohio. Several years later, the last of the Wyandots left the area. Settlers destroyed most remnants of their culture, including homes and churches, and even the Wyandot headstones in local cemeteries. The mill fell into disrepair and was abandoned. Some years later, the flour mill was re-built on the present site by Lewis Rummel. He used 3 Leffel turbines in his new mill. The mill has been owned by various people over the years and was purchased by the Ohio History Connection in 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_W97h_IndianMill
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Wyandot Indians--History; Wyandot County (Ohio); Agriculture;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Blackburn Plat in East Youngstown (Campbell), Ohio, 1918. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century, and deliberately made the houses small to discourage the immigrant practice of taking in boarders. These apartments were rented at $15, $18, and $20 per month with water furnished, which constituted about a quarter of the average laborer's wage. By around 1920, well over 200 homes made up Blackburn Plat. The company sold this complex, as well as three others, in the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05501
Subjects: Campbell (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reinforced concrete rental housing of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Blackburn Plat in East Youngstown (Campbell) Ohio, 1918. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century, and deliberately made the houses small to discourage the immigrant practice of taking in boarders. These apartments were rented at $15, $18, and $20 per month with water furnished, which constituted about a quarter of the average laborer's wage. By around 1920, well over 200 homes made up Blackburn Plat. The company sold this complex, as well as three others, in the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05502
Subjects: Campbell (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)