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Springdale Mills

Coordinates: 39°44′5″N 77°32′56″W / 39.73472°N 77.54889°W / 39.73472; -77.54889
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Springdale Mills
Springdale Mills is located in Pennsylvania
Springdale Mills
Springdale Mills is located in the United States
Springdale Mills
LocationSoutheast of Waynesboro off Pennsylvania Route 16 on Amsterdam Road, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°44′5″N 77°32′56″W / 39.73472°N 77.54889°W / 39.73472; -77.54889
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1857
NRHP reference No.75001642[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1975

Springdale Mills, also known as Shank's Mill and Shockey Mills, is a historic grist mill located at Washington Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1857, and is a 3 1/-2-story, banked brick building with a fieldstone foundation. A 24-foot diameter Fitz overshot wheel was installed between 1900 and 1910.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David M. Berman (May 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springdale Mills" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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