skungamaug river mill site lower, route 74
Waterway: Skungamaug River
Water power: Overshot wheel
Mill type: Grist, saw, fulling, and silk mill
Water power: Overshot wheel
Mill type: Grist, saw, fulling, and silk mill
History: About .20 miles or a little over 1,000 feet downstream from the Skungamaug mill was the Roland Lathrop mill where he reportedly manufactured silk and later had a saw mill. The site also served as a grist and fulling mill. While it was shown on the 1857 map of Tolland as a saw mill, one of its original purpose, it was also being used as a grist and fulling mill. Silk processing mill could not be confirmed beyond reasonable doubt, it most likely would have been in the late 1700s to mid-1800s.
Site Characteristics: Little physical information remains at the mill site. There was a pond with a stone and timber dam and spillway. The dam was located where a trail follows the alignment of the property line boundary between what is now the Boyer’s and Lojzim’s property line at a point where a trail crosses the Skungamaug River. The mill was on the south side of the bridge and the east side of the river. Power was most likely by an undershot wheel due to the relatively flat area at the mill site.
Additional Sources of Information: “Lost Mill Sites in Tolland, Connecticut,” 2013, by Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
Site Characteristics: Little physical information remains at the mill site. There was a pond with a stone and timber dam and spillway. The dam was located where a trail follows the alignment of the property line boundary between what is now the Boyer’s and Lojzim’s property line at a point where a trail crosses the Skungamaug River. The mill was on the south side of the bridge and the east side of the river. Power was most likely by an undershot wheel due to the relatively flat area at the mill site.
Additional Sources of Information: “Lost Mill Sites in Tolland, Connecticut,” 2013, by Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
