Bear's Mill in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Over Look
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
1. Over Look Marker
1840 |
1848 | This dam is 8 ft tall, 165 ft long, 7 ft thick, on the other side is a levy that is 1/2 mile long, going upsteam. Another dam that is 7 ft tall and 65 ft long was built. This top dam and levies were built for high water, when it floods water goes over top dam and comes back into the main creek below the big dam. Stopping the mill from ever flooding.
1913 | In 1913, the great flood of the Miami Valley washed out this dam of logs and rocks. 1926 | The dam was rebuilt in 1926 of concrete. The concrete was mixed by hand in wheelborrows. Over 300 yards was mixed. (A yard of concrete is 3x3x3 cube)
2012 | Camp Vohakase (Matt Light Foundation) built this over look with help from friends of Bears Mill. Chenoneth Trails is located in Greenville, Ohio. This is a great group of young men and women who can change a community.
2013 | In 2013, this dam was rebuilt the foundation was eroded. So 70 yards was poured by 91 year-old Ross Clark and 65 year-old Terry Clark. It took three months working in water sometimes four feet deep, low water-no water coming over the dam. This dam and levies created a 9 acre body of water enough to grind in low water all year long.
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Location. 40° 6.328′ N, 84° 32.58′ W. Marker is in Bear's Mill, Ohio, in Darke County. It can be reached from Arcanum Bears Mill Road south of U.S. 36, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6440 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: Bears Mill Viet Nam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Veterans Memorial Timberframe Covered Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to The Men Who Never Came Home by the Men Who Did (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miller's Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bear's Mill (about 500 feet away); Buggy Axle and Steel Pipe (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bear's Mill.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
2. Over Look Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
3. Over Look Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
4. Greenville Creek Dam from the Over Look
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 157 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
