grover's mill, buff cap road

Waterway: Grover’s Brook               

Water power: Overshot wheel 

Mill type: Saw Mill

Additional Purposes: Conservation and family recreation swimming, skating, and fishing in recent years

History: Grover’s Mill – An early mill, located in the headwaters of Grover’s Brook, the mill was located at the base of a small pond called Grover’s Pond  and known as Goodstein’s Pond then Mitchell Pond in later years. The site was reconfigured by Dr. Goodstein under the Soil Conservation Service program between 1966 and 1968.

Site Characteristics: Due to the site reconfiguration no evidence of the mill site remains today.

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