Historic York County & Md. mills to host free open house June 13-14 (original) (raw)

June 8, 2026, 4:04 a.m. ET

Old mills in Southern York County and Northern Harford County, Maryland, will be hosting their annual area-wide free open house the weekend of June 13-14.

The mills, which did everything from grinding grain to supplying electricity in the 1800s and early 1900s, are part of a broader celebration sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM).

The event will include Eden Mill, Wallace-Cross Mill, Muddy Creek Forks Roller Mills and New Park Wind Engine.

“The ample water sources in this region have been used since before the beginning of this country to supply the power needed to drive the machinery used to process grain into flour,” Todd Eyster, event coordinator, said in a statement. “The water flow from our local streams was also used to power many of our other early industries.”

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York County alone has more than 270 documented mill sites. Several local towns in this area also used water power to provide their first source of electrical generation for their community. Additionally, wind was used to provide power needed to grind grain, pump water and other farm uses, Eyster said.

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The Eden Mill Nature Center and Park are located at 1617 Eden Mill Road, Pylesville, Maryland, and will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13. Additional information can be found at www.edenmill.com.

Wallace-Cross Mill will be open from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14. It is located at 15759 Cross Mill Road in York County. More information can be found at www.yorkcountypa.gov/parks-recreation/the-parks/wallace-cross-mill-historic-site.

Muddy Creek Forks Roller Mills will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. It is located at the village of Muddy Creek Forks, 5 miles south of Brogue, Pa. on Muddy Creek Forks Road.

New Park Wind Engine is located at 290 Woolen Mill Rd near New Park Pa. The mills will be open for tours noon to 4 p.m. Saturday June 13, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 14.