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Brooks' mill, Between Johnson Road and Old Stafford Road

PictureBrook's mill site with turbine mechanism
Waterway: Skungamaug River (Upper Reaches)      

Water power: Overshot wheel later converted to a turbine

Mill type: Saw, grist, cider, and spool mill. It was a source of ice until the 1940s

History: The mill was constructed in the late 1700s to early 1800s. Asa Brooks operated a saw and grist mill during the 1850s. His family continued to operate the mill and another mill down stream into the 1900s. Adino Brooks operated the downstream mill.

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Dam above Brook's mill
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Dam supporting the Adino Brooks mill
Site Characteristics:  The source of water to power the mill was from Brooks’ Pond, now known as Johnson’s Pond. Water through a wooden sluiceway was directed to an overshot wheel. Later the water wheel was replaced with a turbine. Due to the destruction of the lower mill site its source of power remains in question. Remnants of the turbine at the upper site remain today. Unique to the site are the remnants of a lower dam serving the Adino Brook’s mill. The dam supporting a small pond, under an acre in size, was constructed in almost a perfect semi-circle.

Additional Sources of Information: “Lost Mill Sites in Tolland, Connecticut,” 2013, by Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
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