Newlin Mill Complex
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Newlin Mill Complex
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North side of the mill building
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| Location | U.S. 1 and Cheyney Road, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′25″N 75°30′22″W / 39.89028°N 75.50611°WCoordinates: 39°53′25″N 75°30′22″W / 39.89028°N 75.50611°W |
| Built | 1704 |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002240 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1983 |
| Designated PHMC | May 05, 1959 |
 "The Power of Water - The Newlin Gristmill" produced by Nicholas Newlin Foundation
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The Newlin Mill Complex, also referred to as The Newlin Grist Mill, is a water powered gristmill on the west branch of Chester Creek near Concordville in the state of Pennsylvania in the northeastern United States, was built in 1704 by Nathaniel and Mary Newlin and operated commercially until 1941. During its three centuries of operation, the mill has been known as the Lower Mill, the Markham Mill, the Seventeen-O-Four Mill and the Concord Flour Mill. In 1958 the mill property was bought by E. Mortimer Newlin, restored and given to the Nicholas Newlin Foundation to use as a historical park. Water power is still used to grind corn meal which is sold on site. The park includes five historical buildings, which were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and 150 acres (61 ha) of natural woodland.
Nicholas Newlin, a member of the Religious Society of Friends, an Englishman who lived in the Quaker town of Mountmellick, then in Queens County, Ireland, emigrated to Pennsylvania with his family because of religious persecution. He arrived with his wife, Elizabeth, and children, Nathaniel, Rachel, and John, in May 1683 on the ship Levee from Liverpool. In October he bought land from William Penn and settled in Concord Township, about ten miles (16 km) northwest of the town of Chester.
He was a prominent citizen, serving on the province's governing body, the Provincial Council in 1686 and 1687, as a Justice of the Peace, and on the Courts of Chester County.
His son, Nathaniel, married Mary Mendenhall in 1684. In 1685, Mary Mendenhall received land as part of a grant to her and her siblings from William Penn's original settlement.
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