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New Hamburg Mill
New Hamburg mill on the Nith river in New Hamburg, Wilmot township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. New Hamburg owes its heritage to this now unassuming looking mill. It was William Scott who acquired the property and water rights from Abraham Shade in 1845. Scott built a new mill on the property and a mill race nearly a third of a mile long to power it. The mill prospered when the Grand Truck Railway was built through New Hamburg in 1856. Scott sold his holdings to Parker and Wilson in 1864. The mill passed through a succession of owners until a boiler explosion severely damaged the building in 1889. Fred Merner rebuilt the mill and sold it to his brother Christian. It passed through a number of owners again until, you guessed it, the frame mill finally succumbed to a spectacular mill fire in 1902. The Stuart brothers from Mitchell, Ontario rebuilt the mill in 1904. The three story brick building is still standing here today. New Hamburg Flour Mills bought the mill from the Stuart brothers in 1922. The water turbines and water wheels were still used into the 1940s and 1950s to back up the mill during hydro shortages. Water power stopped being used when the flour production stopped. Today the mill race has been filled in but the old turbine equipment still lingers in the basement. B-W Feed & Seed Limited is the current owner of the mill. The mill is part of the Heritage Conservation district in New Hamburg. Though the mill race is gone you can still see the dam and mill pond downtown. You can also visit the commemorative Heritage Water Wheel that has been built near the dam. It is the largest operating water wheel in North America and was built as a symbol of the New Hamburg water mill heritage.
New Hamburg Mill
New Hamburg mill on the Nith river in New Hamburg, Wilmot township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. New Hamburg owes its heritage to this now unassuming looking mill. It was William Scott who acquired the property and water rights from Abraham Shade in 1845. Scott built a new mill on the property and a mill race nearly a third of a mile long to power it. The mill prospered when the Grand Truck Railway was built through New Hamburg in 1856. Scott sold his holdings to Parker and Wilson in 1864. The mill passed through a succession of owners until a boiler explosion severely damaged the building in 1889. Fred Merner rebuilt the mill and sold it to his brother Christian. It passed through a number of owners again until, you guessed it, the frame mill finally succumbed to a spectacular mill fire in 1902. The Stuart brothers from Mitchell, Ontario rebuilt the mill in 1904. The three story brick building is still standing here today. New Hamburg Flour Mills bought the mill from the Stuart brothers in 1922. The water turbines and water wheels were still used into the 1940s and 1950s to back up the mill during hydro shortages. Water power stopped being used when the flour production stopped. Today the mill race has been filled in but the old turbine equipment still lingers in the basement. B-W Feed & Seed Limited is the current owner of the mill. The mill is part of the Heritage Conservation district in New Hamburg. Though the mill race is gone you can still see the dam and mill pond downtown. You can also visit the commemorative Heritage Water Wheel that has been built near the dam. It is the largest operating water wheel in North America and was built as a symbol of the New Hamburg water mill heritage.