The Mill on the River
Address:
989 Ellington Rd, South Windsor, CT 06074
Phone:
(860) 289-7929
Hours:
- Mon: 11:30am-9:30pm
- Tue: 11:30am-9:30pm
- Wed: 11:30am-9:30pm
- Thu: 11:30am-9:30pm
- Fri: 11:30am-10pm
- Sat: 5pm-10pm
- Sun: 11am-8:30pm
Payment:
Price:
$31 to $50
Cuisine:
Contemporary American
Other Details:
Podunk Mill dates back more than 200 years in South Windsor's History. It's original dam, built by Colonists and Indians, is the oldest in Connecticut. The first mill was destroyed by a huge flood in 1750. In 1775, the mill was rebuilt by Joseph Rockwell. Corn, buckwheat, and rye were ground at the grist mill and stored in large bins until ready to be sold. The kitchen area was then the first Post Office with the miller as the postmaster. A brick yard and ice house were also on the property. Ice was cut on the pond, stored and covered with sawdust which made it last all year. The Podunk Indians were once three clans, the Nameroke of Warehouse Point, the Hockanum of East Hartford, and the Scanticookes. They camped on the river, fishing for shad and salmon, hunting for deer and small game, raising corn, beans, squash, tobacco, and helping the Colonists build the dam. In return, the settlers gave them protection from the warring tribes of the Pequots and Mohigans.
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