Detter’s Mill

Aka Emig’s Mill


This is an early mill site that dates back to the colonial era. There was also a tavern here in those times. Three generations of Emig’s owned the mill from 1831 until 1908. Reuben Detter bought the old mill in 1912 and built the structure that stands today. Milling ended in the 1930s. The building has been repurposed as apartments.

First Mill

c1770

Current MIll

1912

Structure

2.5-story stone

Water Source

Conewago Creek

Township

Dover

Type

Flour, Grist, Saw

Power

Turbine

Head

6 feet

Disposition

Apartments