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And that was the end of milling operations forever. Back in the early 19th century this was rural land out here this was Washington County. It was a separate legal jurisdiction from Washington City which is what we now think of as downtown. Florida avenue was the old boundary street, that was the Northern Boundary of Washington City and this was Washington County. Washington county was sparsely inhabited, less than 10,000 people lived out here, mostly farmers and large land holders and farmers here grew all sorts of crops, a lot of wheat and corn and rye was grown for a local use and for shipping along the east coast. Mills were very important to this Rural Economy and because you had formers that were growing grains, you had to they had to really come up with an efficient way of compacting that material for transportation to markets elsewhere. And essentially thats what the millers job was to turn a crop of harvested grain into flour and meal and pack it into barrels so that it would
Park. And rock creek this is one of the last vestiges of the rural past of washington, of itsll, the only one tight left. It was part of a way of life of arming and milling that happened in the early 1800s. The mill the owner of the fromwas a former quaker. Ennsylvania named isaac peirce he came to the Washington Area in the late 1790s and not a lot of land. Ultimately 160 acres along Rock Creek Park. There was an old mill here that he bought, and he built this mill in about 1820. A hold farm stand here farmstead here. There was a building that may barn,een a distillery, a an entire farm area here. The middle, as i said, was built in 1820 and stayed in operation through almost the entire 19th century. Was subsumed into Rock Creek Park in 1890 when Rock Creek Park was founded, and he kept operating for seven more in 1897d finally ended when the main shaft of the mill wheel broke, and that was the end of milling operations forever. Back in the early 19th century, this was rural land out
Im standing in front of peirce mill and Rock Creek Park. This is one of the last vestiges of the rural past of washington, this mill is the only one of its type left. It was part of a way of life of farming and milling that happened in the early 1800s. The owner of the mill was a former quaker from pennsylvania named isaac peirce. He came to the Washington Area in the late 1790s and not a lot land. Ght a lot of ultimately 160 acres along Rock Creek Park. There was an old mill here that he bought, and he built this mill in about 1820. He had a farmstead here. There was a farmhouse, a building that may have been a distillery, a barn, an entire farm area here. The mill, as i said, was built in 1820 and stayed in operation through almost the entire 19th century. The mill was subsumed into Rock Creek Park in 1890 when Rock Creek Park was founded, and he it kept operating for seven more years and finally ended in 1897 when the main shaft of the mill wheel broke, and that was the end of milli
Approximately 15 mi. Reporter it was close at one point and thursday it burn out trees on four lines. No structure has been destroyed but news to an arsonist had made its way back to evacuate with team to return home. He is dangerous. And people could have died. Firefighters could have done it. I am really angry with him. I do not know why he did it. Maybe they can find out . Tracking down who started reporter this is a suspect that once lived and according to the criminal complaint that i have in my hand he has the least three times charge for offenses. Pam as we mentioned overnight the kings fired exploded in size and is threatened thousands of homes and buildings. It has also now moved within 16 mi. Of lake tahoe. Kron4 trolls clifford is life tonight and the news room with a closer look at the byrne song. Gary reporter this is an overhead google earth map of Pollock Pines. 50 miles east of sacramento reporter at this point the fire was about 27,000 acres, 5 miles long and 3 miles a