LEEVE MILL Merrow Road, Coventry
Waterway: Winding Brook
Water Power: Standard Wheel, type unknown
Mill type: Saw mill
Location: Latitude 41 49 12 N and
Longitude 72 19 14 W
Water Power: Standard Wheel, type unknown
Mill type: Saw mill
Location: Latitude 41 49 12 N and
Longitude 72 19 14 W
History – The Leeve Mill was a mid 1800s saw mill. It most likely operated for a short time, most likely under 10 years.
Site Characteristics: The site of the mill was in a small ravine adjacent to Merrow Road just westerly of Merrow Road after the road turns from and east west road, crosses under the road, becomes a north south road paralleling Winding Brook
Picture shows foundations along the embankment. Other remnants noted are the head race and tail race.
Site Characteristics: The site of the mill was in a small ravine adjacent to Merrow Road just westerly of Merrow Road after the road turns from and east west road, crosses under the road, becomes a north south road paralleling Winding Brook
Picture shows foundations along the embankment. Other remnants noted are the head race and tail race.
Additional Sources of Information: A History of Industry Along the Willimantic, Hop, and Skungamaug Rivers in Coventry, CT," by Bill Jobbagy, December 2004.