Swigart's Mill

Swigart's Mill
View from the southeast
Location North of Hanover on Berlin Road, Paradise Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′5″N 76°58′19″W / 39.93472°N 76.97194°WCoordinates: 39°56′5″N 76°58′19″W / 39.93472°N 76.97194°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1794
Built by Nagle, John
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 80003649[1]
Added to NRHP July 23, 1980

Swigart's Mill, also known as Beaver Creek Mill, is a historic grist mill located at Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1794, and is a 2 1/2-story, stone building measuring 45 feet, 6 inches, by 40 feet, 8 inches. It is three bays by three bays and has a gable roof. The mill operated until about 1920.[2]

Just across Beaver Creek to the west is the town of East Berlin, Pennsylvania and the East Berlin Historic District, which are in Adams County. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Stone building
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Yvonne S. Lau (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swigart's Mill" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.