Millville in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Eves' Mill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020

1. John Eves' Mill Marker

Inscription.

On this site, the first settler in Columbia County erected a mill in 1785 or 1786. It burned to the ground in 1849 while owned and operated by George Masters. Rebuilt in 1852 by George Masters and John Betz, the business prospered and passed through several families and operators.

In 1966, the milling was discontinued and the site sold to Paul K. Girton. A variety of businesses were conducted here until 1996, when again the mill was nearly destroyed by fire.

The foundation has been saved to allow interested parties to study the water works and underpinnings of the namesake for this community.

Erected by Dean B. Girton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 41° 7.178′ N, 76° 31.945′ W. Marker is in Millville, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) east of Little Fishing Creek, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 West Main Street, Millville PA 17846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millville (within shouting distance of this marker); Lights Around the Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of the Greenwood Seminary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Grist Mill Drive Wheels (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Millville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Orangeville (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millville.

Also see . . .
1. Millville, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Millville Borough History.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020

2. John Eves' Mill Marker

And 1852 mill foundation remnants

Borough website entry (Submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Foundations of the 1852 Millville Grist Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020

3. Foundations of the 1852 Millville Grist Mill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020

4. Foundations of the 1852 Millville Grist Mill

Millville Mill Race Remnant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020

5. Millville Mill Race Remnant

Looking south from Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.