crandall's mill, Cider Mill Road
Crandalls mill courtesy of the Tolland Historical Society
Waterway: Paulk Hill Brook
Water power: Overshot wheel
Mill type: Cider mill and multipurpose (saw mill, grist mill, producing cloth, and source of ice)
Additional Purposes: Swimming, skating, and some fishing
Water power: Overshot wheel
Mill type: Cider mill and multipurpose (saw mill, grist mill, producing cloth, and source of ice)
Additional Purposes: Swimming, skating, and some fishing
History: The mill was constructed sometime in the early to mid 1800s by Daniel E. Benton who operated a saw mill on site. The property was sold to Alden B. Crandall, who with his son Edwin, had a large overshot wheel constructed in 1878 to supply power for his grist mill. Lumber was still cut into the early 1900s and Howard Crandall, grandson of Alden Crandall, was still producing cider until circa 1940. The pond is a Town park and swimming facility today after the Town relocated and reconstructed the dam.
Crandalls mill courtesy of the Tolland Historical Society
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Crandalls mill courtesy of the Tolland Historical Society
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Site Characteristics: Little evidence of the operational characteristic of the site remain today as the town relocated the dam closer to the natural stream bed and created an expanded beach facility in the creation of a town park.
Additional Sources of Information: “Lost Mill Sites in Tolland, Connecticut,” 2013, by Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
Additional Sources of Information: “Lost Mill Sites in Tolland, Connecticut,” 2013, by Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
