Old Saw Mill with Overshot Water Wheel. Four miles south of Kingston, Ulster County.

Exterior view of abandoned saw mill, including overshot water wheel. Located four miles south of Kingston in the Catskill Mountains. Original description read "Ulster Co."

Based on strong circumstantial information provided by the Hurley Heritage Society (2020, this sawmill and water wheel were identified as the mill build by Richard T. DeWitt around 1850. The grist mill was on the Greenkill near the foot of DeWitt Lake Road and was the second mill on the site.
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_10528
Date Original
1913
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept., Division of Visual Instruction, Instructional lantern slides, A3045, no. 10528
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Special Project
Environmental History Virtual Resource Collection

Geographic Locations

Ulster County