Ole Mill Stream box LbNA #15363 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Jane & Joy  |
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| Plant date: | May 28, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Penfield |
| County: | Monroe |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | emibird |
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| Last found: | Aug 13, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFr |
| Last edited: | May 28, 2005 |
BOX HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIRS JULY 12, 2009
This area of Irondequoit Creek is known as “The Falls” or “The Hollow” because the creek drops 90 feet in one mile, creating a series of cascading waterfalls. The Indians called this area SGOH-SA-IS-THAH. Daniel Penfield settled the area and built the first mill in 1800. If you look closely along the creek banks, you’ll see some foundations that still remain.
The years 1800-1840 were a time of rapid settlement and growth, encouraged by Mr. Penfield’s policy of accepting wheat and other farm products for his mills in lieu of mortgage payments until a farmer had enough time to become established. The businesses built along this section of Irondequoit Creek included flour mills, sawmills, an ashery, an oil mill and soap factory, distilleries, wool and clothing mills, grist mills, a tannery, a blacksmith, and a slaughter house.
Produce from the mills was shipped via Tryon to Charlotte, and then transported across Lake Ontario to Canada. When the Erie Canal was built it was hauled to the ports at Fairport and Pittsford for shipment to markets in the east.
· Rt 490 to Rt 441 East
· Channing Philbrick Park off Rt. 441 along Irondequoit Creek
· At the eastern edge of the parking area, look for the “Trail” sign.
· Walk upstream on the wide dirt path, keeping Irondequoit Creek to your right.
· Emerge to mowed grass clearing.
· There will be an extension to the path straight across the clearing but that is not what you should follow.
· To your left will be a sign for Honey Creek Trail.
· Take that trail and continue up 6 man made steps up the hill. Do not count the log made steps
· You should now see a bench. Have a seat since you may be winded.
· Sit on the bench with your back to the trail.
· OK now to continue on. Stand up and walk straight ahead (not on the trail)
· Continue until you see a galvanized steel wall that is about 3 feet high
· Look to the left of the steel wall and you will see a stone wall
· Walk to the wall.
· As you walk ahead and continue down the length of the wall, you will see that the second half of it is toppled.
· You are now close
· Standing at the end of the toppled wall you should see a fallen tree.
· Be very careful walking around in this area since there is a chicken wire fence laying on the ground.
· Follow the trunk of the fallen tree until it intersects with a standing tree.
· Look around the trunk of the standing tree and under the fallen tree. You will see some bark piled up.
· Remove it
· You have now found the Ole Mill Stream box. Congratulations.
Note: You will need to bring your own stamp pad and pen
This area of Irondequoit Creek is known as “The Falls” or “The Hollow” because the creek drops 90 feet in one mile, creating a series of cascading waterfalls. The Indians called this area SGOH-SA-IS-THAH. Daniel Penfield settled the area and built the first mill in 1800. If you look closely along the creek banks, you’ll see some foundations that still remain.
The years 1800-1840 were a time of rapid settlement and growth, encouraged by Mr. Penfield’s policy of accepting wheat and other farm products for his mills in lieu of mortgage payments until a farmer had enough time to become established. The businesses built along this section of Irondequoit Creek included flour mills, sawmills, an ashery, an oil mill and soap factory, distilleries, wool and clothing mills, grist mills, a tannery, a blacksmith, and a slaughter house.
Produce from the mills was shipped via Tryon to Charlotte, and then transported across Lake Ontario to Canada. When the Erie Canal was built it was hauled to the ports at Fairport and Pittsford for shipment to markets in the east.
· Rt 490 to Rt 441 East
· Channing Philbrick Park off Rt. 441 along Irondequoit Creek
· At the eastern edge of the parking area, look for the “Trail” sign.
· Walk upstream on the wide dirt path, keeping Irondequoit Creek to your right.
· Emerge to mowed grass clearing.
· There will be an extension to the path straight across the clearing but that is not what you should follow.
· To your left will be a sign for Honey Creek Trail.
· Take that trail and continue up 6 man made steps up the hill. Do not count the log made steps
· You should now see a bench. Have a seat since you may be winded.
· Sit on the bench with your back to the trail.
· OK now to continue on. Stand up and walk straight ahead (not on the trail)
· Continue until you see a galvanized steel wall that is about 3 feet high
· Look to the left of the steel wall and you will see a stone wall
· Walk to the wall.
· As you walk ahead and continue down the length of the wall, you will see that the second half of it is toppled.
· You are now close
· Standing at the end of the toppled wall you should see a fallen tree.
· Be very careful walking around in this area since there is a chicken wire fence laying on the ground.
· Follow the trunk of the fallen tree until it intersects with a standing tree.
· Look around the trunk of the standing tree and under the fallen tree. You will see some bark piled up.
· Remove it
· You have now found the Ole Mill Stream box. Congratulations.
Note: You will need to bring your own stamp pad and pen