The former Martintown Mill (1846) in Martintown, Ontario
The former Martintown Mill (1846) in Martintown, Ontario, Canada.
It was built by Alexander McMartin using locally sourced fieldstones and operated as a flour mill, originally powered by the Raison River and eventually complimented by the use a gasoline engine. Depending on sources of information available, it either ceased its operations in 1947 or 1951.
Alexander McMartin's father, Malcolm McMartin, a native of Perthshire, Scotland and a New York Loyalist, built wooden grist, saw and carding mills at this very location between 1801 and 1803.
The Raison River at this location, is renowned as a walleye spawning spot.
The former Martintown Mill (1846) in Martintown, Ontario
The former Martintown Mill (1846) in Martintown, Ontario, Canada.
It was built by Alexander McMartin using locally sourced fieldstones and operated as a flour mill, originally powered by the Raison River and eventually complimented by the use a gasoline engine. Depending on sources of information available, it either ceased its operations in 1947 or 1951.
Alexander McMartin's father, Malcolm McMartin, a native of Perthshire, Scotland and a New York Loyalist, built wooden grist, saw and carding mills at this very location between 1801 and 1803.
The Raison River at this location, is renowned as a walleye spawning spot.