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The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing A History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Darke County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous
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and a metal roof. It remained in continuous operation for well over a century, slowing from full capacity only in the late 1970s when the miller decided to go into partial retirement. Since then, the mill has continued in use: partially as a milling
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proved faulty, Bear travelled to France, where he acquired stones of a type regarded worldwide as of highest quality.
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is the oldest existing industrial building in Darke County. Built by Manning Hart, a local
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Gabriel Bear, who completed and opened the mill in 1849. After his locally made
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dedicated to maintaining and operating the mill as a historic landmark.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Darke County, Ohio
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Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
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National Register of Historic Places in Darke County, Ohio
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Bear's Mill is located in Ohio
Bear's Mill is located in the United States
Greenville
Ohio
40°6′24″N 84°32′31″W / 40.10667°N 84.54194°W / 40.10667; -84.54194
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gristmill
Greenville
Darke County
Ohio
United States
watermill
contractor
Adams Township
Gettysburg
Pennsylvanian
millstones
foundation
museum
National Register of Historic Places
Ohio's history
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