Printz's (Old Swedes) Mill

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2008 · 7303 Woodland Ave., next to Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia

The first European water-powered mill in what is now Pa. was built here c. 1645 by New Sweden governor, Johann Printz. New Sweden Colony was established in 1638 and existed until 1655, when the Dutch, and later, William Penn claimed the territory. Built along the Great Minquas Path, the primitive Norse or Splash grist mill was among the first industrial sites in Pa. Its square anchoring holes remain, visible below the mill dam constructed later.

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