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Text
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Paper ledger, 15 x 12.6 in. folded to 7.5 x 12.6 in.
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Genesee Valley Canal tolls paid by Wadsworth Mills, Avon, N.Y., November-December 1846
Description
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The first paragraph of this handwritten document written by B. Boorman reads "Sir The totals of last Month (Nov.) which was put on book the beginning of this Month I do not know if you have taken act of Therefore give it below[:]
17 Bus 30 lbs Wheat 7/-
20 Bus Provender 2/6
1 Bus Corn 4/-"
The last paragraph states "The totals of this Month Dec are[:]
12 Bus 30 lbs Wheat 7/-
2 Bus Corn 4/-
1 Bus Buck Wheat 4/-
22 Bus Provender 2/-"
The document also lists December returns from several local farms, including flour and other grain products produced at the mills.
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Boorman, B.
Date
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1846-12-31
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Wadsworth Family Papers, Cabinet 1, Drawer 2
Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo
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jpeg, 1.22 MB
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Text
Genesee Valley Canal
Grist
Milling
mills
wadsworth
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Title
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Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
An account of the resource
Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Text
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Paper handbill, 4.7 x 4 in.
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Advertisement for mills and mill properties for sale in Rochester, N.Y., 1828
Description
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A handbill published by Matthew Brown, Jr. advertising property for sale near the High Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester, N.Y. Among these are a "merchant flouring mill, in good order for business" and a triphammer forge/mill, all located on a canal (mill race) "about sixty rods distant from the Grand Erie Canal." That mill race is called Brown's Race, named after Matthew and his brother Francis who together owned several mill enterprises in Rochester.
Creator
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Brown, Dr. Matthew, Jr. (1766-1851)
Date
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1828-07
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Rochester (N.Y.) Historical Society
Format
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jpeg, 910 KB
Brown Brothers
Milling
mills
Real Estate
Rochester, NY
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Bird's eye view
Physical Dimensions
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51 x 67 cm
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Title
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Shortsville, NY, 1892
Creator
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Burleigh Litho
Publisher
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Burleigh Litho, Troy NY
Date
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1892
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804s.pm006332">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804s.pm006332</a>
Format
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jpeg, 1.6 MB
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Bird's eye view
Description
An account of the resource
Named after the miller Theophilus Short, this small village of perhaps 800 seems to have been using this map in an aspirational way: by visualizing itself as a place to which more businesses and people would locate. The main appeal was its situation alongside Flint Creek--outlet for Canandaigua Lake--and the water power that delivered for manufacturing. The map shows a wheel works, drill factory, paper mill, planing mill. A branch of the New York Central & Hudson River Rail Road also passes through town. The panorama is looking roughly southwest.
bird's eye view
Burleigh Litho Co
Canandaigua Lake
Flint Creek
mills
Shortsville, NY
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Title
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Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
An account of the resource
Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper map
Physical Dimensions
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11.8 x 15.7
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Title
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Mills Along Conesus Creek, 1829
Description
An account of the resource
Detail from David H. Burr's "Map of the County of Livingston" shows the location of five different mills via icon. Captions have been added to identify their names.
Creator
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Burr, David H. (1803-1875)
Publisher
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Rawdon, Wright & Co
Date
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1829
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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David Rumsey Map Collection
Format
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jpeg, 2.1 MB
Type
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Map
Conesus Creek
Conesus Lake
David Burr
Genesee River
Glen Avon Mills
Map
mills
Triphammer Mill
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Title
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Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
An account of the resource
Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper map
Physical Dimensions
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7" x 9"
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Title
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Historic Mill Sites in Avon and Littleville, NY
Description
An account of the resource
Beginning in the late 18th century, Conesus Creek and other waterways near Avon provided mechanical power for a variety of milling functions. This map shows the approximate locations of nine known mills in that area.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Adapted from a base map in Joseph Halbig, et al.
Date
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1974 (base map)
2015 (historical overlay)
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Joseph Halbig, et al. "Explanation and description of the overlay maps that illustrate factors of environmental importance in the town of Avon, Livingston County, New York (Geneseo, N.Y. : State University of New York College of Arts and Science, 1974)
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jpeg, 2.8 MB
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Still image
Avon, NY
Conesus Creek
Littleville, NY
Map
Mill
mills
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
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Title
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Types of Water Mills
Description
An account of the resource
In this plate from Oliver Evans' 1795 text "The Young Mill-wright and Miller's Guide," four different designs are illustrated: undershot, tub, breast shot, and overshot.
Creator
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Evans, Oliver (1755-1819)
Publisher
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U.S. reprint edition, Blanchard and Lea
Date
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1860
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Internet Archive, from the Harvard University collection
Format
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jpeg, 3.4 MB
Evans, Oliver
mills
-
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital photograph
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Title
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Glen Avon Mill, as it appears today
Description
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Since the 1960s, the former Light Bros. then Glen Avon Mills has been a family residence
Creator
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Freeman, Kyle
Date
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2014-12-10
Format
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jpeg, 54 KB
Contributor
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Freeman, Kyle
Type
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Digital photograph
Conesus Creek
Glen Avon Mills
Littleville, NY
mills
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Title
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Mills of Genesee Valley
Description
An account of the resource
Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. <br /><br />Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (<strong>lumber mill</strong>); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (<strong>grist mill</strong>); grinding wheat or other grains (<strong>flour mill</strong>); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (<strong>paper mill</strong>); fabricating metals (<strong>triphammer mill</strong>); powering industrial equipment <strong>(textile mill</strong>); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines.<br /><br />This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century.
Text
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Paper sheet, 15.34 x 12.17 in. folded to 7.67 x 12.17 in.
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Title
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Insurance policy on Wadsworth Flour Mill, 1841-1846
Description
An account of the resource
An original copy of an insurance policy (including receipt) purchased from the Ontario and Livingston Mutual Insurance Company by James Wadsworth of Geneseo, N.Y. on "His Custom Flouring Mill" in Livingston County, N.Y. (probably on Conesus Creek in the town of Avon). Wadsworth paid a $1200 premium for five years of coverage in the amount of $6000. The text of the law incorporating the insurance company and an extract of its by-laws are printed on the interior pages of the folded sheet. The policy is signed by the company's president, Oliver Phelps.
Creator
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Ontario and Livingston Mutual Insurance Company
Date
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1841-10-28
Source
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Wadsworth Family Papers, Cabinet 1, Drawer 2
Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo
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jpeg, 3.21 MB
jpeg, 490 KB
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Text
GENESEE VALLEY
Grist
Insurance
Milling
mills
wadsworth
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Book illustration
Physical Dimensions
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4 x 5 in.
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Title
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Millstones Came in Pairs
Description
An account of the resource
This illustration from Eric Sloane's "Vanishing America" shows the sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing designs of hand-crafted millstones
Creator
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Sloane, Eric (1905-1985)
Publisher
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W. Funk
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Sloane, Eric. "Our Vanishing Landscape." New York: W. Funk, 1955: ??
Format
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jpeg, 14.2 MB
Type
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Book illustration
Mill
Milling
mills
-
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Book illustration
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Title
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View at Beaver Brook Falls, The Author's Residence
Description
An account of the resource
Located between the towns of Waltham and Belmont, MA the falls were the site of a mill that had burned down and remained a picturesque feature on the estate of landscape architect Robert Morris Copeland. The stream and appear to have been referenced in James Russell Lowell's 1848 poem "Beaver Brook."
Creator
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Staigg, Richard M. (1817-1881)
Publisher
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Dinsmoor and Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1866
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Robert Morris Copeland, "Country Life: A Handbook of Agriculture, Horticulture, & Landscape Gardening." 5th ed., revised. Boston: Dinsmoor, 1866.
Beaver Brook, MA
Copeland, Robert Morris
Lowell, James Russell
mills
Staigg, Richard M