Ice Harvesting

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

1. Ice Harvesting Marker

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. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 12.889′ N, 82° 26.482′ W. Marker was near Utica, Ohio, in Licking County. It could 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 was at or near this postal address: 11324 Mt Vernon Road, Utica OH 43080, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Ritchey's Lunches & Fountain Service

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(a few steps from this marker); The Water Wheel (a few steps from this marker); Underground Railroad (a few steps from this marker); Ye Olde Mill - Utica, Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Water Wheel (within shouting distance of this marker); "Ye Olde Mill" (within shouting distance of this marker); Ye Olde Mill, Utica, Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Water Wheel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Utica.

Also see . . . The History of Velvet Ice Cream. Website homepage (Submitted on June 13, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

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

Photographed 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.

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

Photographed 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.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

4. Ice Harvesting Marker in Agricultural Display Area

Agricultural Implement Display Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

5. Agricultural Implement Display Area

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

Photographed 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.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009

7. Ye Olde Mill Sign on OH Rt 13

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,157 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.