Adams Township in Bear's Mill in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bear's Mill
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
1. Bear's Mill Marker
Bear's Mill offers an exciting place to experience a bit of history in a strikingly beautiful setting. Built in 1849, the Mill has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. It is one of the few operating water-powered gristmills in Ohio today. Grain is still ground into flours and meals using French buhr stones powered by water from the Greenville Creek. Visitors can take a free self-guided tour of the mill, shop at the Mill Store and Art Gallery, and enjoy a walk along a peaceful stretch of creekside woodlands in the 35 acres surrounding the mill. The grounds also offer public paddling access to Greenville Creek for canoe and kayak enthusiasts.
Historic Bear's Mill
Have you heard the news? We now have a bear in the woods! Next time you walk the trail at Bear's Mill you will get to visit with an actual 9ft. bear. No worries, he is the very friendly kind of bear.
This amazing metal sculpture will grab your attention and hold onto it as he changes colors in different light. We have chosen to name the bear Gabriel, or Gabe, for short. He is named after the Gabriel Baer who moved here from Pennsylvania in 1847 and got the mill operational by 1849. Baer, a common German surname, often became 'Americanized' to Bear - or maybe poor records over time changed Gabriel's last name to the Bear
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 40° 6.404′ N, 84° 32.527′ W. Marker is in Bear's Mill, Ohio, in Darke County. It is in Adams Township. It is on Arcanum Bears Mill Road south of U.S. 36. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6450 Arcanum Bears Mill Rd, Greenville OH 45331, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Buggy Axle and Steel Pipe (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miller's Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Vietnam Memorial (about 400 feet away); Dedicated to The Men Who Never Came Home by the Men Who Did (about 400 feet away); The Veterans Memorial Timberframe Covered Bridge (about 400 feet away); Bears Mill Viet Nam Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Over Look (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bear's Mill.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
2. Bear's Mill Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
3. Bear's Mill Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
4. Bear's Mill Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
5. Bear's Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
