Stover's Mill
Bucks Co. | Pennsylvania | USA | 1832
Township: Tinicum Twp.
Watersource: Delaware River.

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Pictures by: Jim Miller 10/1987 - The Stover Mill was contructed of Pennsylvania fieldstone by Henry Stover in 1832. An unusual mill in that it was powered directly from the Delaware River; a stream though not usually very deep, can and has periodically, usually during a hurricane, been known to flood dramatically. Two seys of steel turbines powered four sets of stones on the first floor milling wheat and corn. A former section of the mill adjacent to the south along River Road and the Delaware River was the location of a sawmill, nothing left now except some stone walls along the shoreline.
Picture: Jim Miller 10/1987
The Stover Mill was contructed of Pennsylvania fieldstone by Henry Stover in 1832. An unusual mill in that it was powered directly from the Delaware River; a stream though not usually very deep, can and has periodically, usually during a hurricane, been known to flood dramatically. Two seys of steel turbines powered four sets of stones on the first floor milling wheat and corn. A former section of the mill adjacent to the south along River Road and the Delaware River was the location of a sawmill, nothing left now except some stone walls along the shoreline.


Pictures by: Jim Miller 10/1987 - Some very severe flooding occurred in the most recent past: Sept. 2004, April 2005, and June 2006. This view shows the outlet arch that allowed the Delaware River waters to reenter the river after spending their force to power the equipment.
Picture: Jim Miller 10/1987
Some very severe flooding occurred in the most recent past: Sept. 2004, April 2005, and June 2006. This view shows the outlet arch that allowed the Delaware River waters to reenter the river after spending their force to power the equipment.


The Stover Mill is located at 852 River Road, Erwinna, Pa. Call i-610-294-9420 for more information about the mill & the Tinicum Civic Association.


Pictures by: Jim Miller 10/1987 - A close up of the front of the mill, where wagons would have pulled up to the doors and a rope/hoist pully arrangement attached to the catshead/over-head projection from the gable peak. The mill was converted to an art gallery in the 1980's by the Tinicum Art Association after the mill was donated by Henry's grandson, John J. Stover to the Tinicum Civic Asso. in 1955. The mill was used for grain and flour storage from the 1930's until 1955. Two days a year, the mill is open to the public for tours which include an explaination of the milling operation from the stones on the first floor to the flour sifters on the third floor. Power was also utilized via a dynamo to provide electricity to the village of Erwinna in the early part of the 1900's. April through October, the first floor of the mill is open free of charge on weekends to those who want to view the art gallery, showcasing regional artists.
Picture: Jim Miller 10/1987
A close up of the front of the mill, where wagons would have pulled up to the doors and a rope/hoist pully arrangement attached to the catshead/over-head projection from the gable peak. The mill was converted to an art gallery in the 1980's by the Tinicum Art Association after the mill was donated by Henry's grandson, John J. Stover to the Tinicum Civic Asso. in 1955. The mill was used for grain and flour storage from the 1930's until 1955. Two days a year, the mill is open to the public for tours which include an explaination of the milling operation from the stones on the first floor to the flour sifters on the third floor. Power was also utilized via a dynamo to provide electricity to the village of Erwinna in the early part of the 1900's. April through October, the first floor of the mill is open free of charge on weekends to those who want to view the art gallery, showcasing regional artists.




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Located on Pa 32/River Road north of Uhlertown and south of Erwinna,Pa., on the Delaware River side.
   
 
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