Yellow Breeches Watershed

The Yellow Breeches Creek forms the northern boundary of York County. It flows into the Susquehanna River at New Market.

The mills are listed in order as the water flows. Since this stream is on the border, some of the mills listed below are in Cumberland County.

Name

AKA

Disposition

Built

Type

Water Source

Beavertown
Arnold / Prosser
Site
1820
Grist, Saw, Cider
Dogwood Run
Charles Miller’s
Site
c1823
Grist, Distillery, Clover
Dogwood Run
Williams’
Site
c1790
Grist, Saw
Yellow Breeches Creek
Roseberry’s
Site
Yellow Breeches Creek
Hertzler’s
Residence
Yellow Breeches Creek
Dare’s
Site
c1840
Grist
Yellow Breeches Creek
Bishop’s
Residence
Yellow Breeches Creek
Peter Lauck’s
Ruins
c1790
Flour, Feed
Yellow Breeches Creek
Quigley’s
Site
Yellow Breeches Creek
Bowmansdale
Business
Yellow Breeches Creek
Bryson’s
Site
c1847
Grist
Pippin’s Run
Glenn Allen
Residence
Yellow Breeches Creek
Lisburn
Business
Yellow Breeches Creek
David Miller’s
Business
c1810
Grist, Saw, Distillery
Yellow Breeches Creek
Brook’s
Business
Yellow Breeches Creek
Etter’s
Site
Yellow Breeches Creek
Cumberland Grist Mill
Site
Yellow Breeches Creek
Ross
Haldeman
Site
1814
Grist, Flour
Yellow Breeches Creek