Germantown in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Shuey Mill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

1. Shuey Mill Marker

Inscription.
This former gristmill, built by Lewis Shuey between 1844 and 1845, stands on the site of an earlier mill built in 1806 by Philip Gunckel, founder of Germantown. A miller by trade, Gunckel led a party of settlers from Pennsylvania to Montgomery County in 1804 and settled here because the location was excellent for milling. Gunckel platted Germantown in 1814 and operated a gristmill and a sawmill on this site until 1830 when he sold the mills to Lewis Shuey, his son-in-law, who rebuilt and improved them.

Erected 1974 by Montgomery County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 39° 37.279′ N, 84° 22.228′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Endress Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 313 S Main Street, Germantown OH 45327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Shuey House (approx. ¼ mile away); Gunckel Heritage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Germantown Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Germantown Covered Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Germantown's Famous Covered Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Jasper Road Bridge (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Village of Germantown (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Germantown, Ohio. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Shuey Mill and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

2. Shuey Mill and Marker

Used by Shuey Mill Photography in 2010.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,027 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.