tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post1968234325748487601..comments2024-03-29T03:05:44.231-04:00Comments on Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Mill Hollow House Then & NowDan Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-34470360849046503112012-10-18T15:34:02.157-04:002012-10-18T15:34:02.157-04:00Pretty interesting photo--thanks, Drew!Pretty interesting photo--thanks, Drew!Dan Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-90448610466211829602012-10-18T13:45:34.421-04:002012-10-18T13:45:34.421-04:00I have an even better "then" photo for y...I have an even better "then" photo for you:<br /><br />http://www.vermilionohio.org/vermviews/mhollow1876vv.jpg<br /><br />This is a view of Mill Hollow from 1876 which shows both the house and the mill for which the park was named. It must have been taken from atop the cliff and I highly doubt anyone could get this shot today, given all the trees that have grown up since then. This shows the house from behind. The bridge over the river and the hill up to the top can be seen just to the left of the house. <br /><br />As you can tell from the link, the photo came from Rich Tarrant's Vermilion Views blog, which says the following:<br /><br />"A mill existed when Benjamin Bacon purchased it in 1835. The house was constructed in 1845. And when Bacon died in 1868 the mill was sold to a J. Hyman.<br /><br />"In 1876 the mill burned to the ground and another - a steam powered mill - was built the following year. Bacon's son, Frederick, bought the mill back in 1879. And sometime in 1890's it was sold to an "A" and "D" Christman. They moved it to the Village of Vermilion.<br /><br />"Apparently the mill that once occupied the site of what is currently the "Mill Manor" elder-care facility on south Exchange Street was the place where the mill had been re-located."Drew Penfieldhttp://www.lakeshorerailmaps.comnoreply@blogger.com