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In the 18th century this area along the Saddle River and near the heavily used Albany post road was the location of many mills. Jacob Zabriskie had leased the 80-acre mill site around 1766 and in 1771 acquired the mill that had been built in the 1740s. During its 150 years of production, the mill sawed lumber, ground grain and made blankets. In the early 1800s it was painted red by its owner Albert Westervelt, acquiring the "Red Mill" name often mistakenly applied to Easton Tower. The mill was demolished in December 1894. Edward Denison Easton bought the 48-acre site on November 10, 1899.
In the 18th century this area along the Saddle River and near the heavily used Albany post road was the location of many mills. Jacob Zabriskie had leased the 80-acre mill site around 1766 and in 1771 acquired the mill that had been built in the 1740s. During its 150 years of production, the mill sawed lumber, ground grain and made blankets. In the early 1800s it was painted red by its owner Albert Westervelt, acquiring the "Red Mill" name often mistakenly applied to Easton Tower. The mill was demolished in December 1894. Edward Denison Easton bought the 48-acre site on November 10, 1899.
1867 Red Mills Map and residents - Courtesy of Rutgers' Special Collections and University Archives
These two photos (below) are not identical. There are shadows, falling water and missing window pane differences
1891 Red Mill at Arcola - Note (under magnification) there is a man at first floor open window gazing out at river below.
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