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LOCAL HISTORY: Milford's mills, Metz Ice Plant; sawmills, hydropower


Tri-County Independent
MILFORD – Milford, Pike County, Pa., has a 200-year legacy of harnessing the power of water for industry. This heritage with the waterwheel is reflected in its name.
We are indebted to the late Pike County historian William F. Henn, who compiled much information for his small book, The Mills of Milford in 1968, drawing from many sources. Henn served as curator of the Pike County Historical Society, where the Research Library is named in his memory. Henn authored five books on local history. He died in 1984 at the age of 83.
There were numerous mills operating in Milford. Some drew power from the Vandermark Creek, others were powered from the Sawkill Creek, as their waters rushed to join the Delaware River on the village s eastern border. ....

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The Offaly man who fought alongside George Washington for American independence


The Offaly man who fought alongside George Washington for American independence
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The extraordinary tale of Edward Hand is one of emigration, war, love, and a life on the frontline.
Born in Clyduff, King’s County, as Offaly was known at the time, on New Year’s Eve, 1744, Edward Hand was baptised in Shinrone, Co. Offaly, going on to Trinity College Dublin, where he studied medicine. Edward was born into a prosperous protestant family, and his parents were John and Dorothy Hand, members of the Anglo-Irish Gentry. They owned land and a manor house in the area. That home is still standing and is currently occupied by a couple who have had the property in their family for 150 years. ....

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