tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post7967022134919605523..comments2024-03-26T10:17:51.566-04:00Comments on The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: The Henry Clark Woollen MillScott Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850758840846585533noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-70370840541970513402015-08-02T11:34:38.531-04:002015-08-02T11:34:38.531-04:00Thank you for this information! I am a Tennessee ...Thank you for this information! I am a Tennessee descendant of Bryan McDonald (Donnell). This information about his land is a pretty amazing coincidence because my ex-husband grew up on Red Clay Creek. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481725179972574563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-15004917917450565582015-02-03T18:38:22.873-05:002015-02-03T18:38:22.873-05:00I got pics did some walking not looking good hit m...I got pics did some walking not looking good hit me up scott thanks eric<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-12168725452526264492015-01-26T09:17:35.868-05:002015-01-26T09:17:35.868-05:00That's really disturbing to hear. I had no ide...That's really disturbing to hear. I had no idea they were planning on tearing it down. Any chance anyone can get some shots of the site? I wouldn't be able to get over there in daylight hours until next weekend. Thanks for letting us know, and I'll be in touch.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-17446153739782080992015-01-24T20:44:50.241-05:002015-01-24T20:44:50.241-05:00hey dave care to link up put our imfo together lot...hey dave care to link up put our imfo together lot stuff found more foundations going up to old course and brandywine springs now is time plus sunnybrook is gone as of this month bulldozed just a pile now mayrebuild that was a big piece of historyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-24211061716434305152015-01-24T20:40:48.661-05:002015-01-24T20:40:48.661-05:00also now 1-24-15 sunnybrook is gone in a pile knoc...also now 1-24-15 sunnybrook is gone in a pile knocked down pool and cottages still there hit me up rottieboy.ef@gmail.com or fb eric ferretti aka pro-v-recovery still a lot of history in them woods if ya like link up im ya man 40+ years in them woods Greenville overlook took a lot out with sewrs more on its way now that Hercules sold waiting hear from you scott<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-70915055944902814682015-01-09T16:34:47.620-05:002015-01-09T16:34:47.620-05:00there still a lot in woods deep in hit me up if ya...there still a lot in woods deep in hit me up if ya like more imfoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-3759339142249826972014-06-17T17:28:53.314-04:002014-06-17T17:28:53.314-04:00Scott I found a section of stone wall along the cr...Scott I found a section of stone wall along the creek bank, don't know if it was part of the mill or not but its on the east side of the creek. below all the structures for Bissell and just above Sunnybrook. If you are intrested I can show you some day. Plus other areas I have found in that general area that you have written about. Dave ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-35936475011752712762014-04-24T16:42:48.906-04:002014-04-24T16:42:48.906-04:00Dave -- I couldn't say for sure, but I'd g...Dave -- I couldn't say for sure, but I'd guess that that it wouldn't. I would think it would have had wood flooring, although a later structure could have had concrete.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-40564903064938721312014-04-23T20:47:07.589-04:002014-04-23T20:47:07.589-04:00Scott would this mill have a concrete floor or is ...Scott would this mill have a concrete floor or is it to old for that.<br /> Dave Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-36240909252843029372014-01-03T10:46:18.507-05:002014-01-03T10:46:18.507-05:00I don't know nearly as much as I wish I did, n...I don't know nearly as much as I wish I did, not much more than the fact that he settled right around the area of Brandywine Springs. I've never read through the whole thing, but this book might be of some help.<br />http://books.google.com/books/about/Contributions_to_the_Early_History_of_Br.html?id=FgIwAAAAYAAJScott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-71116833382413089072014-01-02T09:51:43.595-05:002014-01-02T09:51:43.595-05:00Good A.M. Mr. Palmer. I came across this site sea...Good A.M. Mr. Palmer. I came across this site searching for Bryan McDonald. I am a direct descendant of his and have found very little about the family while living in mill creek hundred. Any information would be greatly appreciated. ShannonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056908082166035729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-33786775508905524692013-11-21T09:02:14.619-05:002013-11-21T09:02:14.619-05:00Dave -- From the Dalin Aerial Survey on Hagley'...Dave -- From the Dalin Aerial Survey on Hagley's site, same as the other. Like I noted, the trick is that it's labeled as being Ferris. Search under that and you'll find it. By dumb luck I happened to be working on something over in that area and found it.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-51312433794160720682013-11-20T22:19:25.532-05:002013-11-20T22:19:25.532-05:00Scott where did you get this picture. Dave Z
Scott where did you get this picture. Dave Z<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-22523074393460039582013-11-20T21:19:09.739-05:002013-11-20T21:19:09.739-05:00Added yet one more 1930's aerial photo and an ...Added yet one more 1930's aerial photo and an AFART note. This shot shows the "barns" from the other direction, looking westward towards the hospital.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-62504399824237261162013-11-10T16:40:57.516-05:002013-11-10T16:40:57.516-05:00Where the road crossed you can still see the walls...Where the road crossed you can still see the walls on each side of the creek. Dave ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-25123998967181954062013-11-10T10:19:09.713-05:002013-11-10T10:19:09.713-05:00There was a wooden bridge over Hyde Run near Sunny...There was a wooden bridge over Hyde Run near Sunnybrook Cottage until the mid-60's when it either collapsed or was demolished. The water wasn't very deep and there were rocks you could step on even after the bridge was gone. There was evidence of a road going through the woods there leading up to the bridge.<br />MSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-63736650744255296402013-10-29T22:05:14.243-04:002013-10-29T22:05:14.243-04:00Ok, one more little change. Thanks to David Z....Ok, one more little change. Thanks to David Z.'s suggestion I found the Dallin aerial photo of the area which probably shows the building whose foundation I photographed. Looks like a barn. Also found a date for Henry Clark's house, 1858.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-60344231281215004442013-10-27T14:57:08.696-04:002013-10-27T14:57:08.696-04:00Scott if you look at the dallin areral photos of t...Scott if you look at the dallin areral photos of the brandywine sanitarium it shows the buildings you took the photos of the foundations. David Z.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-1046762515659935852013-10-27T13:18:45.131-04:002013-10-27T13:18:45.131-04:00I've added some new pictures to the post, of ...I've added some new pictures to the post, of what I think is Henry Clark's house and what might be remains of the woolen mill. I also rewrote the last paragraph (splitting in two) to reflect what I found.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.com