Let's explore Topaz Mill. We'll watch this 1894 operating water powered grist mill grind corn.

[@logansmith8318]

Topaz is such an awesome piece of history! Been there many times!

[@millin360]

I love it too, it is one of my favorites. Jo Bob was a great host. Thank you for watching my videos.

[@EJMassaRedCow]

I just want to tell you, I have a two year old and a six year old and they are obsessed with mills after seeing a picture of one in a book. They are such a fan of your mill videos that they will go around the house and say “Let’s find another mill to explore!” And then they will pretend things around the house are turbines or mill equipment and give explanations of them. So I hope you know you have two tiny guys who are BIG fans. Keep up the great work!

[@millin360]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing that. We have season 2 in the works with 15 mills scheduled so far. Keep me posted on what mills you guys go see.

[@edpickering8075]

Thank you very much....

[@millin360]

Thank you for watching my videos! Season 2 coming soon....

[@1ChevyGuy375]

Great video, it was very educational and cool. I got my love of mills from old puzzles. They were fascinating to me and still are. I wish you also filmed covered bridges. They were similarly important too as they made rivers safely passable. Just imagine coming home from the mill and your wagon being washed away or tipped with the flour or corn you just had milled.

[@millin360]

Thank you for your comments. A couple of the places we've been to have covered bridges in proximity to them, and we show some footage of the bridge but, I don't have any videos specifically where I've covered the bridges. Maybe I will during season 2. 🤔

[@walterperry4565]

Nice video

[@millin360]

Thank you, this one was fun to create.

[@joanneweislocher8540]

Thanks for sharing!

[@millin360]

We love old mills. We are settling dates to feature other mills in upcoming videos. Be sure to "like, subscribe and click the notification bell" so you don't miss their releases...

[@joanneweislocher8540]

@@millin360 Yes I subscribed! I’m in Missouri and have seen a few but would like to see more! Thank you!

[@19723020]

S Howes is still in business, and still in Silver Creek NY.

[@millin360]

Some of these companies have endured many decades and some for centuries.

[@finscreenname]

I'm thinking this mill is missing a serious opportunity. They seem to have plenty of water head and when not in use for the mill they could be using it full time to make power.

[@millin360]

There have been amazing advances in technology for small electric turbines lately. I saw a small 3' diameter turbine that only needed 4' of fall to create nearly a megawatt of electricity. There is great opportunity for power generation in small applications like this, however, the environmental regulation of waterways will prohibit the use of this new technology because of the lack of ability to get a permit. Ironic isn't it.

[@Pete-if2lz]

The mccarty family helped build this mill

[@millin360]

It's a really cool old mill.