Maclay's Mill
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Maclay's Mill is the former site of a grist mill located approximately four miles from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
along the Conodoguinet Creek
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which was first settled in 1742 by Charles Maclay Sr. who had arrived in America eight years prior. The mill was built around 1786 by Charles' son John Maclay;Though there is controversy to the date, as one family narrative includes a legend that the mill race leading to John Maclay's grist mill was dug by Hessian prisoners of war during the American Revolution. The mill lasted seven generations until it was dismantled in 1918 after being sold to Clarence Stouffer. Over its lifetime the mill was the childhood home of two United States Senators, William Maclay (politician) & Samuel Maclay
, this also being the birthplace of the latter of the two.
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, 41 miles west-southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1900, 3,228 people...
along the Conodoguinet Creek
Conodoguinet Creek
Conodoguinet Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The name is Native American, and means "A Long Way with Many Bends".Conodoguinet Creek joins the Susquehanna River upstream of Harrisburg....
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Maclay's Mill was built along the area near the Conodoguinet CreekConodoguinet Creek
Conodoguinet Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. The name is Native American, and means "A Long Way with Many Bends".Conodoguinet Creek joins the Susquehanna River upstream of Harrisburg....
which was first settled in 1742 by Charles Maclay Sr. who had arrived in America eight years prior. The mill was built around 1786 by Charles' son John Maclay;Though there is controversy to the date, as one family narrative includes a legend that the mill race leading to John Maclay's grist mill was dug by Hessian prisoners of war during the American Revolution. The mill lasted seven generations until it was dismantled in 1918 after being sold to Clarence Stouffer. Over its lifetime the mill was the childhood home of two United States Senators, William Maclay (politician) & Samuel Maclay
Samuel Maclay
Samuel Maclay was an American surveyor, farmer, and politician from Union County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate.-Biography:...
, this also being the birthplace of the latter of the two.