Knabb-Bieber Mill
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The Knabb-Bieber Mill is located in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania
. The mill was built in 1809 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on November 8, 1990.
This grist mill was built in 1809 by a member of one of the Knabb families and was acquired by the marriage of Maggie Knabb to John Bieber around 1875. Their fourth son, Effinger Bieber inherited the property. He married Mary Moyer. They ran the mill until his death in 1996. Mary continued to run the mill until her death in early 1998. They were both in their late 90s.
Up until the time of her death the mill was producing commercially and continuously since its construction, for nearly 190 years. The mill equipment is powered by water from the Monocacy Creek. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1990. It sits on a 28 acre piece of property on Bieber Mill Road in the Oley Valley of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The mill was built in 1809 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on November 8, 1990.
This grist mill was built in 1809 by a member of one of the Knabb families and was acquired by the marriage of Maggie Knabb to John Bieber around 1875. Their fourth son, Effinger Bieber inherited the property. He married Mary Moyer. They ran the mill until his death in 1996. Mary continued to run the mill until her death in early 1998. They were both in their late 90s.
Up until the time of her death the mill was producing commercially and continuously since its construction, for nearly 190 years. The mill equipment is powered by water from the Monocacy Creek. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1990. It sits on a 28 acre piece of property on Bieber Mill Road in the Oley Valley of Pennsylvania.