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==Comprehensive History==

==Comprehensive History==

The Kister Mill was built in 1816 by John {{Surname|Nimmon}}. It is located in [[Millbrook, Ohio]] just a mile east of State Route 3 south of [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] on County Road 34 (Kister Rd.) where it intersects with Route 83, in [[Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Plain Township]]. The mill utilized water power from springs, coming from as far away as [[Springville, Ohio|Springville]], to saw logs into usable lumber boards, to grind grain into flour, to press apples for cider, and weave wool into cloth. By 1976 the Mill was still performing all of this duties except weaving. The Kister Mill was named a National Historical Landmark in 1974. This was the oldest industry in [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]] still in operation before it was shutdown.

The Kister Mill was built in 1816 by John {{Surname|Nimmon}}. It is located in [[Millbrook, Ohio]] just a mile east of State Route 3 south of [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] on County Road 34 (Kister Rd.) where it intersects with Route 83, in [[Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Plain Township]]. The mill utilized water power from springs, coming from as far away as [[Springville, Ohio|Springville]].

 

Originally a woolen mill, John Kister added a milling burr to the operation, and in 1882 the mill started to grind corn. The mill also acquired a cider press as well as metal and woodworking lathes, saws, and other wood milling and working tools. By 1976 the Mill was still performing all of this duties except weaving. In 1894 the old mill was torn down and a new structure built, which has lasted to the present<ref>"Old Mill Stream," Wayne County Topics, July 1966, p.6</ref>.

 

The Kister Mill was named a National Historical Landmark in 1974. While its work has diminished over the years, the mill was the oldest industry in [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]] still in operation as it approached its bicentennial in 2016, and it was "the last overhead water driven wheel remaining in Ohio"<ref>"Old Mill Stream," Wayne County Topics, July 1966, p.6</ref>. When Rich and Cindi Boyer bought the mill in 1997, "the 30-year-old water wheel was in such poor shape that Rich, a tool and die maker by trade, and his carpenter father Arden built a new wheel using patterns and guide boards Guy Kister had saved," and plans for full restoration of the mill and its development as a working museum were underway in the 2010s<ref><a href="https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/preserving-kister-mill/216952.html">"Preserving Kister Mill," Farm and Dairy, 1 October 2014</a> (link last checked 25 January 2022)</ref>.

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