Mill pond

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Hagley mill pond on Brandywine Creek which fed the mill race in back, to supply power to the DuPont gunpowder mills
Hagley mill pond on Brandywine Creek which fed the mill race in back, to supply power to the DuPont gunpowder mills

A mill pond is any body of water associated with a water-powered mill. Mill ponds were often created through the construction of a mill dam across a waterway. In many places, the common proper name Mill Pond name has remained even though the mill has long since gone.