Near Utica in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ice Harvesting

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

1. Ice Harvesting Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

During the 18th century ice cream was a rarity and considered a dish of the very wealthy. This was because ice was difficult to come by until the widespread use of “ice harvesting” and the insulated icehouse.

Then the number of confectioners who sold ice cream increased, and ice cream parlors began appearing in major cities. By the mid-19th century ice cream had become popular with the masses.

Erected by Velvet Ice Cream Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 12.913′ N, 82° 26.501′ W. Marker is near Utica, Ohio, in Licking County. Marker can be reached from Mt. Vernon Road.. Marker is in a covered outdoor antique agricultural implement display area next to "Ye Olde Mill.". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11324 Mt Vernon Road, Utica OH 43080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "Ye Olde Mill" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hufford House (approx.

Ice Cutters Photograph on Marker image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

2. Ice Cutters Photograph on Marker

These cutters, at work in Sandusky, Ohio, are using saws and hand-held plows to harvest the ice crop.

1.4 miles away); Homer Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Major General William Starke Rosecrans / Bishop Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (approx. 5.1 miles away); Victoria Claflin-Woodhull-Martin / First Woman Candidate for President of the United States (approx. 5.1 miles away); Brandon World War II Honor Roll (approx. 7½ miles away); John Sparks (approx. 7.7 miles away); Licking County TB Sanatorium / Licking County Health Department (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Utica.

Also see . . . The History of Velvet Ice Cream. (Submitted on June 13, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)

Ice House Photograph on Marker image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

3. Ice House Photograph on Marker

One hundred men with ten or twelve teams were needed to scrape, mark, plow, break, and deliver the ice to the elevator in order to fill the icehouse with a capacity of twenty-five thousand tons within a reasonable amount of time.

Ice Harvesting Marker in Agricultural Display Area image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

4. Ice Harvesting Marker in Agricultural Display Area

Agricultural Implement Display Area image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

5. Agricultural Implement Display Area

Ye Olde Mill along OH Rt 13 image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

6. Ye Olde Mill along OH Rt 13

Ye Olde Mill Sign on OH Rt 13 image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

7. Ye Olde Mill Sign on OH Rt 13

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,261 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.