Do you know where was the last single-span wooden bridge in York County? The answer is Bentzel’s Mill Covered bridge that spanned the Little Conewago between Conewago and Manchester township. Bentzel’s Mill Covered bridge was constructed in 1859 to carry traffic over the creek to David Bentzel’s mill. Bentzel built the mill in 1831 to…
Not far from the mouth of the West Branch of the Codorus Creek there was a mill. It had various names over the years, Stoner, Klinedinst, Menges, Wiest’s Dam, and Bender’s. This was one of the earliest mills in the county dating back to around 1772. The Bender family owned and operated the mill during…
Yesterday (November 19), the Susquehanna Ramblers invited me to visit the ruins of an old mill site down in the south-east corner of Peach Bottom Township, York County. This time of year is ideal for these kinds of treks because the normally dense underbrush has died back enough to make it easier to see the…
