Contributed by Rockland Historical Society
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Description
This is a view of the old mill and mill pond on West Meadow Road where it crosses Meadow Brook near Blackington's Corner in the Highlands of Rockland.
Isaiah Tolman built the grist mill in the 1700s and served farmers from as far away as Warren, since the waters from Tolman's Pond (Lake Chickawaukie) never went dry.
The Rockland Water Co. purchased the mill in 1850 and used as a pumping station. The mill burned in the Grass Fire of 1915.
The old Tolman Cemetery is visible on the horizon on the left.
About This Item
- Title: Rockland Water Co. Mill, Rockland, ca. 1875
- Creator: James P. Armbrust
- Creation Date: circa 1875
- Subject Date: circa 1875
- Location: Rockland, Knox County, ME
- Media: Stereograph
- Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 17.5 cm
- Local Code: 2010.4.167
- Collection: Stereo Views
- Object Type: Image
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Rockland Historical SocietyP.O. Box 1331, 80 Union Street, Rockland, ME 04841
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