Durham Oyster River Grist Mill

Gypsy Heart · Aug 29, 2008

1940's

nhbenz · Aug 29, 2008

Gypsy, did you post that for me?! I grew up directly across the mill pond from that! (where my folks still live). The mill building was leveled before my earliest memories, but I used to mow the lawn for the folks that lived in the house in the background (which has now been modernized). I now live just five miles away, I'll get an updated photo very soon if I can.
It would be a great place to detect, but so far I've been shot down in detecting two different houses which are both diagonally across from this (on opposite sides of the river). One of those two can be seen (updated) here: http://www.threechimneysinn.com/
During the Revolutionary War there was a stash of gunpowder kegs stored there.
It was really funny to read the title to this... I thought "that can't be right?!"

Gypsy Heart · Aug 29, 2008

I sure hope you could hunt it and an updated photo would be great! And yes Benny,it was posted just for you!

nhbenz · Aug 29, 2008

Here it is today (15 minutes ago), second photo is of the house that remains:

Gypsy Heart · Aug 29, 2008

Very cool

nhbenz · Sep 2, 2008

Thanks for the inspirational photo Gypsy! I promise to inquire about hunting this site soon. -Benny

nhbenz · Sep 22, 2008

Gypsy, I'm glad you posted when you did... there is now rumor in Durham of this dam being removed!!! This would be sad, as this would would make the Mill Pond in Durham disappear! That's what I grew up playing around! This is, as of yet, just rumored though. But I'm so glad I took those photos, just in case.

Gypsy Heart · Sep 22, 2008

I just hope that you are able to get in there and hunt it....If they removed it ,that would be really bad...I am so really tired of people removing /destroying historical landmarks

Ed-NH · Dec 24, 2008

Great post and nice pictures of the area too!

MEinWV · Apr 3, 2009

Another thanks going out to Gypsy! I used to travel around all over So. ME and N.H. looking for hunting spots. I remember passing by that area, back in the '70s that is.

HH