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Kentucky Old Mill Association publishes
The Millstone
semiannually. It is a 52 page publication featuring articles and photographs by our members and guests. Members will receive this publication as part of their membership.
All editorial questions and submissions should be directed to Gary A. O’Dell, Acting Editor of The Millstone. He can be contacted at godell@roadrunner.com
Copies of past issues are available for purchase from the Treasurer. For the current year and the previous year, individual issues are $10 each. Issues from earlier years are $5 per issue for current KOMA members and $10 per issue for non-members. Please add $2.50 per issue ordered for postage in the United States. For shipping on international orders, please e-mail Vince DiNoto at vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu who will quote you a price for postage. Also, please e-mail Vince prior to ordering older issues of the journal to ensure that they are still in print. Make your check payable to KOMA and send your order to
Vincent A. DiNoto, Jr.
KOMA Treasurer
2910 Slone Drive
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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The Millstone:
Journal of the Kentucky Old Mill Association
Cumulative Table of Contents
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Vol. 1, No. 1 Spring 2002 OUT OF PRINT
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Grimes Mill, by Harry G. Enoch
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3
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James Leffel & Co. Steam Engines and Boilers
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6
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Kentucky Flour Milling in 1924, by Ben Broderson.
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8
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W. T. Pyne & Co., Louisville, Ky., by Dr. John Miller
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16
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Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
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18
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Hagan Gas and Gasoline Engines
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22
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Mill Springs Mill, by David Stidham
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24
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Meadows Mill, The First Hundred Years
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28
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Weisenberger Mill, the Mill on the Elkhorn
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31
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Wolf Pen Mill, letter from David French to Dr. Fred Coy, Jr.
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33
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Reed & Piersall Tannery, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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36
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Vol. 1, No. 2 Fall 2002 AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS
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Weisenberger Mill, by Phil Weisenberger
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3
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Trotter Gunpowder Mill, 1810-1834, by Nancy O’Malley
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5
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Red River Millstone Quarry, by Larry G. Meadows
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11
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Comparison with Wood Wheels, from Fitz Bulletin No. 70
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13
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Mills and Distilleries of Jessamine County, 1820
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16
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Bryan-Taylor Mill, by Harry G. Enoch
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19
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Grist for the Mill, by Dennis Feeback
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24
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Four Generations of Potts Family Millers, by Todd D. Moberly
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25
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A. W. Macklin’s Elkhorn Mills, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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28
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Vol. 2, No. 1 Spring 2003 OUT OF PRINT
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Green Brothers Mill, Falls of Rough, by Hugh Ridenour
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3
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The Millstone Industry in Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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6
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Levi Jackson State Park’s McHargue Mill, by Ed Henson
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18
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Book Review: Little Old Mills, Marion Nicholl Rawson
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20
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Mills and the Law, by Nancy O’Malley
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21
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The Millstone Corner
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29
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John Martin’s Mill, Lower Howard’s Creek, by Grant Day et al.
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30
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Old Mills in Kentucky Place Names
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37
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Milling Miscellany
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47
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Vol. 2, No. 2 Fall 2003 AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS
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The Millstone Corner
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3
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Some Reflections of a Student of Mill Names, by Robert M. Rennick
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5
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KOMA Membership List
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9
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Kentucky River Mills Company’s Hemp Mill, by Grant L. Day
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15
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Mills in Biblical Times, by Harry G. Enoch
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28
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Kentucky’s First Mills: Charles Morgan’s Mill, by Harry G. Enoch
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31
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Kentucky Mill Registry
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37
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Milling Bits and Pieces: Squire Boone
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39
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Book Review: Flour for Man’s Bread, Storck and Teague
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40
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Smithfield Milling Company, by Dennis Feeback
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41
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Vol. 3, No. 1 Spring 2004 OUT OF PRINT
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Rebuilding the Hacker Martin Gristmill, by John Rice Irwin
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3
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Mills of the Appalachian Trail, SPOOM Conference 2004
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6
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The Millstone Industry of Tennessee, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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9
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Bryan’s Paper Mill in Jessamine County, by Billy Jackson Bower
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18
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Mills of Lower Howard’s Creek, by Jennifer L. Barber
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21
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Mills in Fayette County Road Names, by Harry G. Enoch
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29
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Remembering Harold “Babe” Rogers
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33
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Water Grist Mills in Montgomery County, by Hazel Boyd
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36
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Renfro Valley Settlement Mill, by Dennis Feeback
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41
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Cassius Clay’s Steam Mills in Madison County
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42
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Recipes
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48
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Book Review: Bluegrass Craftsman
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49
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The Millstone Corner
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51
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Vol. 3, No. 2 Fall 2004 OUT OF PRINT
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Fall KOMA Meeting
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3
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Views of Mill Springs
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4
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Mill Springs Companion, by the Monticello Woman’s Club
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8
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The Lexington Steam Mill Company, by Harry G. Enoch
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11
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Selecting Mill Seats, by Nancy O’Malley
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21
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The Millstone Industry of Missouri, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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29
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4th Annual Gristmill and Old Engine Weekend,
photos by Wallace Reed
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35
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Adventures of Pioneer Children: A Trip to the Mill
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37
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Larry G. Meadows Kentucky History Award
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43
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Milling Bits and Pieces
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45
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Recipes
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49
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The Millstone Corner
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50
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Mill News: Green Brothers Mills
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51
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Vol. 4, No. 1 Spring 2005
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Wolf Pen Branch Mill, by Samuel W. Thomas
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3
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Wolf Pen Branch Mill Miscellany, by Fred E. Coy, Jr.
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7
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Occupational Hazards of Milling, by Cecil R. Ison
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11
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Pine Hill Valley Mill, by Stanley Pittman
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15
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Rennick’s Mills, by Robert M. Rennick
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17
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Millstone Corner: Rare Flint Stone from Vienna
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19
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Origin of the Name “La Madeleine”
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23
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Early Mills of Bourbon County, by Harry G. Enoch and
Nancy O’Malley
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25
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Conversation with Frank Perry, by Fred E. Coy, Jr.
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39
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Mills from Dawn Comes to the Mountains
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41
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The Role of Corn in Mountain Life, by Mary Verhoeff
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44
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Green Brothers Mills
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48
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Recipes
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51
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Vol. 4, No. 2 Fall 2005 AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS
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2005 Fall Meeting
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3
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History of McHargue’s Mill
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7
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McHargue’s Mill in Old Mill News
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9
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McHargue’s Mill Corn Meal Sack
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13
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Millstone Corner: Library of Mountain Millstones
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16
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Rennick’s Mills, by Robert M. Rennick
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19
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The Midget Marvel of Owensboro, KY
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22
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Union Mills, Jessamine County, by Billy Jackson Bowers
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31
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Ward’s Mill, Jefferson County
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36
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A Friend Remembers Tom Fuller, by Fred E. Coy, Jr.
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41
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Mastin Mill, Waltersville
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42
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Kentucky’s Water-Powered Mills: Operating Gristmills
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45
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Recipes
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51
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Vol. 5, No. 1 Spring 2006 AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS
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Sorghum Mills, by Cecil Ison
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3
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Connersville Mills, by Billy Kelly Jr.
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9
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Polk’s 1896 Directory, Flour and Grist Mills, by Larry G. Meadows
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Winchester Roller Mills, by Harry G. Enoch
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33
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Mills, Stills and Other Deals, by Larry G. Meadows
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39
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Recipes
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Rennick’s Mills, by Robert M. Rennick
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47
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Vol. 5, No. 2 Fall 2006 AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS
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2006 Fall Meeting
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3
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Wolf Pen Branch Mill Running Again, 1926
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6
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Red River Millstone Quarries in Lawsuits, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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6
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Henry Clay’s Tammany Steam Mill, by Harry G. Enoch & Larry G. Meadows
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19
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Ruddle’s Mills, Bourbon County, by Nancy O’Malley
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Winchester Roller Mills, Part 2, by Harry G. Enoch
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Mills, Stills and Other Deals, by Larry G. Meadows
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37
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Fulling Mills
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43
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Vol. 6, No. 1 Spring 2007
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Howell Mill at Malt, LaRue County, by Carl Howell
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3
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Restoration of 19th Century Textile Machinery, by Dr. John N. Lovett, Jr
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7
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KOMA Member: John Childers
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21
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Mill Photos
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25
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Red River Millstone Quarry Lawsuits, Part 2 by Hockensmith &
Meadows
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31
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Rennick’s Mills, by Dr. Robert M. Rennick
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39
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Bluegrass Craftsman, Book Review, by Nancy O’Malley
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45
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Where In The World Was The Oil Mill, by Harry G. Enoch
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47
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Strong’s Mill Breathitt County
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50
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Vol. 6, No. 2 Fall 2007
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Guyn’s Mill, by Bob Polsgrove
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3
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Guyn’s Mill Historic District, National Register Nomination Form
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5
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Documentary Photographs of Guyn’s Mill
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12
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Kentucky Mills on the National Register of Historic Places
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King’s Mill, Boyle County, by Nancy O’Malley
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Doe Run Mills, Meade County, by Rick Brown
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26
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KOMA Member: Ralph Marcum
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37
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Hooten Old Town Photos
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40
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Old Grist Mill at Renfro Valley
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42
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Rennick’s Mills, by Dr. Robert M. Rennick
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47
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Vol. 7, No. 1 Spring 2008 OUT OF PRINT
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Mills Along the Nolin, by John Lay
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3
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The Shaker Mills on Shawnee Run, by Donald E. Janzen
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15
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Mill Notices in the Paris Western Citizen, by Nancy O’Malley
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39
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Mill Photos
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49
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Vol. 7, No. 2 Fall 2008 AVAILABLE IN LIMITED NUMBERS
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Philip Weisenberger Memorial Issue
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Remembering Philip Weisenberger
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3
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Making a Hand Quern Gristmill, by Wayne Whitaker
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14
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The Shaker Mills on Shawnee Run, Part 2, by Donald E. Janzen
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18
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Fall meeting at Hooten Old Town
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36
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SPOOM Convention in Grantsville, Maryland, by Charles Hockensmith
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39
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Mills Along the Nolin, by John Lay
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45
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Book Review: Foreign and Domestic Millstones in Kentucky
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51
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Vol. 8, No. 1 Spring 2009 OUT OF PRINT
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Ryman’s Mill
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3
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Floating Gristmills on the Frontier, by Cecil R. Ison
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8
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Mill Notices in the Paris Western Citizen, Part 2, by Nancy O’Malley
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Where Was Brandenburg’s Mill, by Harry Enoch
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Shreve’s Mill-Arnold’s Mill, by Billy Jackson Bower
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Meadows Mill Company
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30
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Rennick’s Mills, by Robert Rennick
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41
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Location of Early Mills in Garrard County
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Cumulative Table of Contents, Vols. 1 through 7
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Vol. 8, No. 2 Fall 2009
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KOMA Fall Meeting at Model Mills, Georgetown
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3
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Articles on the Model Mills
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8
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Bluegrass Powdermen, by Gary A. O’Dell
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12
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Dr. Samuel Brown on Saltpeter, by Fred E. Coy & Larry G. Meadows
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24
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Early Powder-Making in Kentucky, by Harry G. Enoch
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33
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Mills of Barren County, Kentucky, by Nancy Richey
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37
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Flour Milling in America, by Theodore R. Hazen
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42
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When Fanny Rode To Mill With Me (poem), by Fred F. Marshall
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51
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Vol. 9, No. 1 Spring 2010
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President’s Message
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James Davis Gristmill, Mason County, by Orloff G. Miller
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3
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Louisville Textile Mills, by Harry G. Enoch
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13
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Meade County Lime Kilns, by Rick Brown
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25
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My Life in Milling, by Theodore R. Hazen
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32
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Papermaking in 1820, by Ebenezer H. Stedman
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39
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Mills of Muhlenberg County, by Otto A. Rothert
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44
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Wolf Pen Mill, drawing by Gordon C. Trabue
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48
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An Illustrated Mill Glossary
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50
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Vol. 9, No. 2 Fall 2010
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President’s Message
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1
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Elkhorn Mills of Franklin County, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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3
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Bluegrass Mills, Water Power, and Industry, by Chandra Hansen
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23
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Alexander Ogle’s Mill in Bourbon County, by Nancy O’Malley
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35
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Rennick’s Mills, by Robert Rennick
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Obituary of Robert M. Rennick
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45
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An Illustrated Mill Glossary
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47
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“Our Best” Mill, drawing by Gordon C. Trabue
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52
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Vol. 10, No. 1 Spring 2011
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President's Message
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1
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Historic Fitchburg Furnace: A National Heirloom, by Robert "Ship"
Johnson
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3
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Letter to the Editor, from Ted Hazen
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9,27
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KOMA Outing to Guyn's Mill
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11
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Farmers Woolen Mills, Russell County, Kentucky, by Charles D.
Hockensmith
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16
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The Tarason Mill, by George Yater
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29
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Lewisburg Sawmill and Gristmill, Orloff G. Miller.
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39
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Glade Creek Grist Mill, drawing, by Gordon C. Trabue
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52
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Vol. 10, No. 2 Fall 2011
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President's Message
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1
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J. W. Zaring Mill in Richmond
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3
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Old Mills from Steve Abner's Postcard Collection
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8
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Wolf Pen Branch Mill
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11
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Major William Crogham Gristmill, Jefferson County, by Samuel W.
Thomas
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13
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Looking Back at Ten Years of The Millstone
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17
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Mill Miscellany from Kentucky Newspapers, by Larry G. Meadows
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37
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Mill Fires
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7,16
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Mill Accidents
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37
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Mill Memories
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41
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2011 SPOOM Conference at McLean, Virginia, by Charles D.
Hockensmith
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An Illustrated Mill Glossary
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50
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Vol. 11, No. 1 Spring 2012
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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1
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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4
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Late Nineteenth Century Source Materials on the Manufacture,
Design, and Maintenance of Mill Picks, by Donald B. Ball
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5
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The 1818-1839 Spencer Cooper Powder Mill, Lexington, Kentucky,
by Gary A. O'Dell
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27
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Some Early Mills in Smith County, Tennessee, by Sue
Maggart Petty
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34
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Milling Without the Miller: Barber's 1847 Patent Metallic Grist Mill,
by Donald B. Ball
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44
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An 1891 Business Letter From Waters & Garland, Mill Suppliers, of
Louisville, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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47
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A Grist-Mill in the Mountains of North Carolina, Anonymous
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52
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Old Mill Postcards: Kentucky and Tennessee
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Back covers
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Vol. 11, No. 21 Fall 2012
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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2
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Late Nineteenth Century Developments in Turbine Water Wheels
Reported in The Manufacturer and Builder, by Donald B. Ball
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3
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Old Mill Postcards: Indiana
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Back covers
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Vol. 12, No. 1 Spring 2013
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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1
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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2
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Proposed Bylaws of the Kentucky Old Mill Association, the Kentucky
Chapter of The Society for the Preservation of Old Mills
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3
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James Leffel & Co. Catalogue (1891 book announcement)
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5
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The Mayfield Woolen Mills and Its Successor The Old Woolen Mills:
Two Major Textile Mills in Graves County, Kentucky, by Charles D.
Hockensmith
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"From the Raw Wool to the Finished Pants": Early Views of the
Mayfield Woolen Mills, Mayfield, Kentucky by Donald B. Ball
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27
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Leffel's Construction of Mill-Dams, and Bookwalter's Millwright and
Mechanic (1881 book announcement)
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32
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Summary of the 2012 SPOOM Conference in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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33
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The Construction of Mill-Dams (1874 book announcement)
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52
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Cawker's American Flour Mill Directory for 1882
(book announcement)
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52
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Old Mill Postcards: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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Back covers
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Vol 12. No. 2 Fall 2013
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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2
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Comments on the Utility and Limitations of Cawker's Flour Mill
Directories in Establishing Statewide Mill Inventories,
by Donald B. Ball
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3
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Kentucky Flour Mills Listed in the 1880 Edition of Cawker's Flour
Mill Directory, by E. Harrison Cawker
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7
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Kentucky Flour Mills Listed in the 1890 Edition of Cawker's Flour Mill
Directory by E. Harrison Cawker
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13
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Cawker's Flour Mill and Mill Furnisher Directory for 1884 (book
announcement), by Anonymous
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20
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Solemn and Serious Truths (1885), by Anonymous
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20
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Notes on the Early History of the Kentucky Millers' Association,
by Donald B. Ball
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The Trials and Tribulations of the Trumpet Milling Company of
Covington, Kentucky, Donald B. Ball
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Guyn’s Mill in Woodford County, Kentucky, as Recorded by the
Historic American Engineering Record, by Kevin Murphy and
Stephen C. Gordon
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Old Mill Postcards: Kentucky
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Back covers
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Vol. 13, No. 1 Spring 2014
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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2
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A Tribute to KOMA Board Member Fred E. Coy, Jr. (1923-2014), by Charles D. Hockensmith.
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3
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The Midway Paper Mill of Woodford County, Kentucky, by Donald
B. Ball and Charles D. Hockensmith
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Shuster’s Mill, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, by Brenda Krekeler
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35
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Summary of the 2013 SPOOM Conference in Jasper, Indiana,
by Charles D. Hockensmith
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39
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A Visit to Rogers Mill, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, by Charles D.
Hockensmith
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Old Mill Postcards: Ohio
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Back covers
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Vol. 13, No. 2 Fall 2014
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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1
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball.
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2
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Notes on the Early History of the Kentucky Old Mill Association, by
Harry Enoch
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3
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A Tale of Two Mills in Bourbon County, Kentucky, by Nancy O’Malley
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7
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McKechnie Brother’s Burnside Roller Mills of Burnside, Pulaski
County, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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17
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The Alfred Raegan Tub Mill in Sevier County, Tennessee, as
Photographed by the Historic American Buildings Survey
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20
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Mission San Jose Grist Mill, San Antonio, Texas, by Donald B. Ball
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24
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The Truchas Molino (Mill), Santa Fe, New Mexico, as Recorded by
the Historic American Engineering Record, by Christopher H.
Marston
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30
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Notes on a Rare Postcard View of a Hispanic Horizontal Mill near Taos,
New Mexico, by Donald B. Ball
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38
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A Relic from a Missouri Mill Goes to Congress, by Donald B. Ball
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40
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Mill-Related Advertisements in Early Issues of Scientific American, by
Donald B. Ball
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Old Mill Postcards: Kansas
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Back covers
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Vol. 14, No. 1 Spring 2015
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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2
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The Stanford Roller Mills: A Late-Nineteenth to Mid-Twentieth
Century Flour Mill in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky,
by Charles D. Hockensmith and Donald B. Ball
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3
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Summary of the 2014 SPOOM Conference in Rochester, Michigan,
by Charles D. Hockensmith
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A Preliminary List of Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century
Milling Journals, by Donald B. Ball
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Floating Mills on the Danube River (1882), by Anonymous
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An Early Ohio Mill Postcard with a Coded Message, by Donald B. Ball
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Old Mill Postcards: Michigan
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Vol. 14, No. 2 Fall 2015
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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The Doe Run Hotel (Mill), Meade County, Kentucky, as Recorded
by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934, by
Theodore Webb
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Eli Cleveland’s Grist, Saw, and Hemp Mills (1793-1796) on Boone’s
Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Tate’s Creek Mills: An Early Milling Complex in Madison County,
Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Now among the Vanished: The Adkins-Hurt Mill in Wayne County,
Kentucky, as Recorded for the National Register of Historic
Places, by Andrew W. Kanaby
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The Limestone Mills of Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, by
Donald B. Ball
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The Jeffersontown Roller Mills at Jeffersontown, Jefferson County,
Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Short-Lived Milling Empire of Green B. Smith in Adair County,
Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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The Columbia Roller Mills of Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky,
by Donald B. Ball
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Kentucky Flour Sacks
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Vol. 15, No. 1 Spring 2016
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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Mills in the Kentucky Gazette, 1787-1820, by Harry G. Enoch and
Nancy O’Malley
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Experiences of an Unhappy Kentucky Miller (1882), by Billy Shaw
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A Preliminary Study of Mid- to Late-Nineteenth Century Corn and Cob
Mills: “Every Man His Own Miller”, by Donald B. Ball
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Milling Related Postal History
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Vol. 15, No. 2 Fall 2016
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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Notes on the Early History of the Morristown Mill, Morristown,
Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball
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Notes on Two Additional Nineteenth Century Millstone Manufacturers
in Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball
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Calliham’s Mill, Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina, As
Recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey, by Nancy B.
Pittenger and J. Tracy Power
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Historical Notes on James Madison Veach and the Atlantic Roller
Mills of Adairsville, Georgia, by Donald B. Ball
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Pursuing the Staff of Life: A Trip to the Mill in Gee’s Bend, Alabama,
May 1939, by Donald B. Ball
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A Ghost Mill in a Ghost Town: Milling as It Was in Falco, Alabama,
in 1942, by Donald B. Ball
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Boshell’s Mill in Walker County, Alabama, As Recorded by the
Historic American Engineering Record, by J. Lewis Shannon, Jr.
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Moffitt’s Mill, Near Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, As Recorded by
the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934, by W. N. Manning
and Charles L. Hendrick
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The McCaleb-Hollingsworth Mill in Fayette County, Alabama, as
Recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936, by
Alex Bus
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An Old Mill Recorded in 1936 near Macon, Noxubee County,
Mississippi, by James Butters
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Simeon Hart’s Grist Mill, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, by Barlett
Cocke and Marvin Eickenroht
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Old Mill Postcards: North Carolina
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Vol. 16, No. 1 Spring 2017
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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The Grier’s Creek Mill Cluster in Woodford County, Kentucky,
with Some Observations on the Nature of So-Called
“Flint” Millstones, by Gary A. O’Dell
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Notes on Two Early Nineteenth Century Paper Mills in
Louisville, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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Notes on the History and Operation of the DuPont Paper Mill
in Louisville, Kentucky, by Donald B. Bal
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Central Kentucky Gunpowder Factories, by Angelo I. George
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Wanted to Rent - Cats (1901)
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An Early Gunpowder Mill in Louisville, Kentucky, by
Gary A. O’Dell and Donald B. Ball
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Notes on the Location and Post-War Fate of the Confederate
Powder Mill at Manchester, Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball
and Joe D. Brooks, III
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A Mill on Daddys Creek, Cumberland County, Tennessee, by
Carl Mydan
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Old Mill Postcards: Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, and New York
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Vol. 16, No. 2 Fall 2017
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President's Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor's Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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The 2016 SPOOM Conference in the Miami Valley
of Southeastern Ohio, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Note on Mongolian Mills (1905), by Anonymous
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Grist Mills and Saw Mills Formerly Located near Middleburg
in Casey County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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West Virginia Mill Disaster (1894), by Anonymous
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Folklore, Fakelore, the Lusty Lyre, and the Miller’s
Monument that Wasn’t, by Donald B. Ball
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Early Newspaper Accounts of Kentucky Tub Mills, by
Donald B. Ball
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A Tub Mill near Rugby, Tennessee (1887), by George O. Barnes
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Early Indiana Millstones (1890), by Anonymous
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Ghostly Maneuvers: A Tale of a Haunted Mill in West
Virginia (1893), by Anonymous
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A Near Fatal Mill Visit in Trenton, Kentucky (1881),
by Anonymous
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Mills and Mill Supplies Advertised in 1887
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Old Mill Postcards: Mills in Art
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Covers
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In Memoriam: KOMA Member Joe D. Brooks, III
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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Milling in Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky: A Mill Up in Flames, by Donald B. Ball
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Milling in Cromwell, Ohio County, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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Burning of the Equity Roller Mills, Livermore, McLean County, Kentucky (1908), by Anonymous
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Historical Notes on the Crescent Flour Mill of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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Sale of the Oriental Mill, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky (1863), by Anonymous ..18
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Almost but not Quite Successful: Milling in Tolu, Crittenden County, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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Source Materials on the Early History of the Marion Roller Mills, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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New Owner of the Moscow Mills, Moscow, Hickman County, Kentucky (1898), by Anonymous
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High Hopes and Tragic Consequences: An Ill-Fated Mill Partnership in Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, by Donald B. Bal
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Old Mill Postcards: Wisconsin
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Back Cover
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In Memoriam: SPOOM Member Esther Ann Middlewood
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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The 2017 SPOOM Conference in the Lower Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania and Maryland, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Mills and Mill Supplies Advertised in 1886, by United States Miller
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Early Linseed Oil Mills and the Flaxseed Industry at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Junk Farm Mills at Top Dollar: A Classic Case of “Buyer Beware” (1886), by Anonymous
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Mills on Postage Stamps
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Vol. 18, No. 1 Spring 2019
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, Donald B. Ball
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The 2018 SPOOM Conference in the Catskill Mountains of New York, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Water-Powered Mills from Early Settlement to Industrial Complex in Bedford County, Tennessee, by A. Jane Townes
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Advertisement for Trabue & Lucas, Agents for Sylvan Textile Mills of Shelbyville, Tennessee (1856)
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Notes on the History of the Rewoda Mill of South Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball and John C. Waggoner, Jr.
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An 1883 Advertisement for Bradford Portable Mills
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A Lucrative East Tennessee Tub Mill: Moonshiners Welcome (1916), by Grover Kidwell
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A 1919 Advertisement for a Meadows Farm Mill
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The Mount Vernon Roller Mills: The Brief Life of a Small Town Flour Mill in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Horrifying Accident in a Tennessee Woolen Mill (1878), by Anonymous
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Advertisements for the Midget Marvel Mill
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Vol. 18, No. 2 Fall 2019
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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The 2019 SPOOM Conference in Northwest Georgia, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Presley’s Mill near Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, by Carl Mydan
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The Champion Saw Mill: A Late-Nineteenth Century Frankfort Saw Mill on the Kentucky River, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Note on a Gruesome Saw Mill Death (1899), by Anonymous
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Old Mill Postcards: Georgia
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Back Cover
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Vol. 19, No. 1 Spring 2020
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West Virginia thematic issue
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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GRAIN MILLS
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Keplinger’s Mill, Lahmansville, West Virginia (1917), by Anonymous
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Bailey’s Mill, Cedarville, West Virginia (1917), by
J. E. Barnett
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Two Small West Virginia Mills (1917), by
J. E. Barnett
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Some Small Mills of West Virginia (1915), by Martin Brooks
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A Neighborhood Mill in the Mountains (1915), by J. E. Barnett
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A Survival of the Olden Days: A West Virginia Tub Mill (1915), by Martin Brooks
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Missing Links: Two Mills in West Virginia (1915), by
J. E. Barnett
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Height Baffles Water: A West Virginia Mill on Stilts (1916), by J. E. Barnett
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Preparing Cornmeal with a Gritter Board: Between a Mill and a Quern (1915), by Martin Brooks
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James S. Craig’s Short-Lived Involvement with the
Morgantown Flour Mill, Morgantown, West Virginia,
by Donald B. Bal
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Up in Flames: The Short Life of the C. N. Whiting Flour Mill, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, by Donald B. Ball
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Notes on the River Shore Flouring Mills, Moundsville,
West Virginia, by Donald B. Ball
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TEXTILE MILLS
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West Virginia Woolen Mills Listed in the 1888 Edition of the “Blue Book,” a Pocket Directory of the Textile Manufacturers of the United States and Canada, by J. E. Palmer
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Kanawha Woolen Mills, Charleston (1889), by
Anonymous
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The Rise and Fall of the Enterprise Woolen Mill, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, by Donald B. Ball
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An Inadvertent Casualty of War: The Wheeling Cotton Mills, Wheeling, West Virginia, by Donald B. Ball
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White & Henkle’s Cliff Textile Mills, Shepherdstown,
West Virginia (1850)
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PAPER MILLS
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Humble but Absolutely Indispensible: Rags and Paper Making (1850), by Anonymous
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Shepherdstown Paper Mill (1870), by Anonymous
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Source Materials on Pre-Civil War Paper Mills in Charles Town and Wheeling, West Virginia, by Donald B. Ball
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Death and Destruction: The Sad Legacy of the Live Oak Paper Mill, Morgantown,West Virginia, by Donald B. Ball
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Photographs of West Virginia mills by KOMA member
David N. Fuerst
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Back Covers
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Vol. 19, No. 2 Fall 2020
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Thematic issue on paper manufacture and paper mills in Tennessee and Kentucky
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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Historical Notes on Paper Manufacture (1869), by
Anonymous
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Making Paper Out of Sunflowers (1893), by
Anonymous
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An 1811 Paper Mill in Smith County, Tennessee, by
Donald B. Ball and Samuel D. Smith
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Paper Car Wheels (1881), by Anonymous
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Notes on the History of the Hazen Paper Mill in Knoxville, Tennessee, byDonald B. Ball
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Notes on the History of the Rayl & McKinney Paper Mill of Knoxville, Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball
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Paper Mills at the Old Stone Fort in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball
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Source Materials on the History of the Rock City Paper Mill, Nashville, Tennessee, by Donald B. Ball
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Notes on the History of the Bremaker-Moore Paper Company of Louisville, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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Notes on the History of the Isenberg Brothers Paper Mill of Louisville, Kentucky, by Donald B. Ball
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Old Mill Photographs: Remains of old Gulf States paper mill, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
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Vol. 20, No. 1 Spring 2021
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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The Three Rivers Mill and Its Successor the Paducah Milling and Elevator Company in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The J. T. Burton Milling Company and Its Successors in the City of Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Rosine Mill Company and J. J. Layton’s Wool Carding Operation in Rosine, Ohio County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Destruction of Dam at Cadiz Roller Mill, Trigg County, Kentucky (1894), by Anonymous
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The Flouring Mill Industry at Moscow, Hickman County, Kentucky: The Moscow Flour Mill and the Moscow Roller Mills, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Note about Model Roller Mill, Trenton, Todd County, Kentucky (1895), by Anonymous
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Notes on the Flour Milling Industry at Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Kentucky Flour Sacks
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Vol. 20, No. 2 Fall 2021
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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From the Editor’s Desk, by Donald B. Ball
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Source Materials on Late-Nineteenth Century Stave and Barrel Making Machinery, by Donald B. Ball
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How Many Pounds of Flour in a Barrel and Other Measurements, by Donald B. Ball
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Ohio Grist Mill Tolls in 1895, by Donald B. Ball
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Wooden and Iron Dams (1874), by Anonymous
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A Wind-Driven Electrically-Powered Mill in Kentucky (1912), by Anonymous
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A Sampling of Early Georgia-Related Mill Advertisements and Notices, by Donald B. Ball
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Sale of the Lancaster Flour Mill, Garrard County, Kentucky (1922), by Anonymous
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Two Early Overshot Mills near Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia, by Donald B. Ball
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Mills and Mill Supplies Advertised in 1882, from the United States Miller
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Old Mill Postcards: Georgia
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Vol. 21, No. 1 Spring 2022
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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A Tribute to KOMA’s Late Editor Donald B. Ball (1947-2021) and a Bibliography of His
Mill Related Publications, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Sadieville Flour Mill at Sadieville in Northern Scott County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Home Milling Company at Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, byCharles D. Hockensmith
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The Eagle Flouring Mill at Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, by
Charles D. Hockensmith
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Comments on a Misidentified Millstone Found in Franklin County, Kentucky During 1884, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Cook’s Spring Flouring Mill in Trigg County, Kentucky, by
Charles D. Hockensmith
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Photograph of McHargue’s Mill at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park and anadvertising sign for Weisenberger Sanitary Mills, Midway
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Vol. 21, No. 2 Fall 2022
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Carlisle Milling Company at Carlisle in Nicholas, County, Kentucky, by
Charles D. Hockensmith
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Explosion Destroys Crider Rolling Mill (1924), Anonymous
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The Harlan-Lowe Milling Company in Bardwell, Carlisle County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Theft Deterrent (1882), Anonymous
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The Sharpsburg Roller Mills in Sharpsburg, Bath County, Kentucky, by
Charles D. Hockensmith
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Youth Killed by Belting in Mill (1909), Anonymous
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July 15, 1915 ad for the Harlan-Lowe Milling Company, Bardwell and Promotional items for the Harlan-Lowe Milling Company
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Vol. 22, No. 1 Spring 2023
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President’s Message by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Berea Roller Mills: A Short-Lived Flour Mill in Southern Madison County, Kentucky by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The R. M. K. Flour Company at Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Walnut Grove Roller Mills at Walnut Grove in Pulaski County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Early Advertisements for Kentucky Mill Properties, Anonymous
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The Williamsburg Milling Company: A Short-Lived Mill at Williamsburg in Whitley County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Flour Mill Industry at Mt. Olivet in Robertson County, Kentucky: The Mt. Olive Flouring Mill and the Mt. Olivet Roller Mills, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Murray Milling Company and Electric Light Plant in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Dycusburg Roller Mills at Dycusburg in Crittenden County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Photographs of the Smithfield Roller Mills, Henry County, Kentucky and the Garrard Mills in Garrard County Kentucky by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Painting “The Mill Boy” by an unknown artist, 1880
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Vol. 22, No. 2 Fall 2023
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President’s Message, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Palmer & Sinkhorn's Roller Mills at Stamping Ground in Scott County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Serving God and Mammon: Elijah Craig, Georgetown Entrepreneur, by Gary A. O'Dell
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The Nepton Flouring Mills and Its Successors at Nepton, Fleming County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Death and Destruction at Manual Riddle's Grist Mill on Peter Creek in Pike County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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The Milling Industry at Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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A Destructive Boiler Explosion at the Saulsberg Grist Mill in Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, by Charles D. Hockensmith
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Gleanings From the Archives: Miscellaneous Early Notes on Kentucky Milling, by Anonymous
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Photographs of the McHargue’s Mill at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park near London, Kentucky by Charles D. Hockensmith on inside back cover.
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Painting “Winter in the Country: The Old Grist Mill,” by George Henry Durrie, 1864
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