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Hill's Sawmill

Coordinates: 41°45′9″N 75°11′36″W / 41.75250°N 75.19333°W / 41.75250; -75.19333
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Hill's Sawmill
View from below the mill
Hill's Sawmill is located in Pennsylvania
Hill's Sawmill
Hill's Sawmill is located in the United States
Hill's Sawmill
LocationSouth of Equinunk off Pennsylvania Route 191, Damascus Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°45′9″N 75°11′36″W / 41.75250°N 75.19333°W / 41.75250; -75.19333
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1873
Built byHolbert, William; Branning, John D.
NRHP reference No.74001816[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1974

Hill's Sawmill, also known as the Holbert & Branning Mill and Duck Harbor Lumber & Chemical Co., is an historic sawmill which is located in Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1873, Hill's Sawmill is a two-story, rectangular building with a gable roof, which is seventy feet long and twenty-five feet wide and sits on a stone foundation.[2]

It contains original mill equipment.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-08. Note: This includes Thomas Shepstone (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hill's Sawmill" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-06.