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Yellow Label Mill
THE BIRCH MILL (YELLOW LABEL MILL)
On the grounds of the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat (Valley Railroad) in Essex, CT, stand the remains of the old E. E. Dickinson Witch Hazel Co. which in its heyday, produced more than half of the world's supply of witch hazel. This is the old Birch Mill, where oil was extracted from birch twigs. Several of the company's buildings are still standing, including the mill, and River Valley Jct., which the Valley Railroad uses as a visitors' center, and office building. Restoration was done by the railroad, and the Essex Historical Society.
Yellow Label Mill
THE BIRCH MILL (YELLOW LABEL MILL)
On the grounds of the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat (Valley Railroad) in Essex, CT, stand the remains of the old E. E. Dickinson Witch Hazel Co. which in its heyday, produced more than half of the world's supply of witch hazel. This is the old Birch Mill, where oil was extracted from birch twigs. Several of the company's buildings are still standing, including the mill, and River Valley Jct., which the Valley Railroad uses as a visitors' center, and office building. Restoration was done by the railroad, and the Essex Historical Society.