Decorative drawing: a water-powered grist mill beside a millrace. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Indian Mill

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,628 words across 13 pages, filed in 1970. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 70000525, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: Crane Township Road, #47 3-1/2 mi.
northeast of Upper Sandusky, on the Sandusky River (Check One) X Restricted Object - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: State of Ohio LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 1982 Velma Avenue TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 175 039 STATE LOCATION NAME Religious Commercial Both Private ACCESSIBLE Wyandot CATEGORY Government Site REGISTER Educational CODE OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION Unoccupied NATIONAL Park Columbus Industrial Entertainment County Military STATUS Building Structure Yes: Public Scientific Being Considered District COMMON: Ohio Federal Agricultural Private Residence The Ohio Historical Society Public Acquisition: DATE (State Memorial) ENTRY NUMBER TO THE PUBLIC OWNER OF PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: Indian Mill CITY OR TOWN: In Process (July 1969) PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Museum REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved D Original Site the mill is unique in Ohio because it employs covered bridge construction used in Indian Mill, but three turbines were installed after James The dam at the original mill site was removed and a new dam built as a working mill.
CONDITION Ruins Fair with cross trusses secured by steel rods and bolts, which were forged the years.Lack of water prevents operation of the present structure Garber states in his description that an undershot wheel was probably (Check One) Leffel of Clark County patented the water turbine in 1862. on the site.Because of this method of construction the mill is unusually when the present mill was constructed. The dam today is two feet lower the original square Indian Mill. The original (l820) small one-story gristmill was built entirely of - Excellent DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

present 3-story oak-framed structure, built in 1861. The design of sturdy. The present mill, which measures 30' by 40', is larger than APR 13 than the original because the Sandusky River level has dropped over NATIONAL walnut.A few timbers from it were apparently incorporated into the Good - Pre-Columbian | ] 17th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (Il Applicable and Known) - Prehistoric - Theater STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Indians' loyalty during the War of 1812. Until the removal of left, the two mills, and later the present structure, were owned by such action by the U.S. government. George Myers, who purchased the mills after the Wyandots left, dismantled the old gristmill and bought the present gristmill site of two acres, and his family the U.S, Government. APR 13 1971 1861 losophy Communications SIGNIFICANCE Transportation Commerce Aboriginal Conservation Engineering Architecture Religion/Phi Science Education Agriculture NATIONAL itarian Music Literature REGISTER Landscape Art Sculpture Invention Social/Human- flour and cornmeal for the Wyandot reservation.After the Indians those Indians to Kansas in 1843,government-appointed millers ground Urban Planning a succession of millers, who served the neighboring farmers. in 1968.
The gift of the two original Indian mills to the Wyandots was the only Historical Society, under the direction of D.W. Garber of Perrysville industry in Ohio.Of secondary importance is the mill's derived Indian Mill receives its name from a predecessor gristmill anda Political PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Other sawmill, located 300 feet upstream, which were built in 1820 by the hired millwright Lewis Rummel to build the present structure. By State of Ohio in 1953. A restoration was completed by The Ohio Industry United States government in appreciation of the local Wyandot Militory association with the Wyandot Indians and their unique agreement with operated the mill for over 50 years.The property was given to the

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES "Indian Mill" State Memorial pamphlet, pub. by The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Historical Society, 1970. Pp. 114-117.
DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N 40° 51' APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: STREET AND NUMBER: 1982 Velma Avenue CITY OR TOWN: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservacion level of significance of this nomination is: OCT 7 1971 Zapul 1971 039 COUNTY ORGANIZATION Seconds Degrees Date Local STATE LATITUDE National LONGITUDE Name Title CORNER CODE ATTEST: Minutes Judith Kitchen Ohio Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION The Ohio Historical Society National Register.
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES FORM PREPARED BY and Milling. T2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: W 83° LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY SOUNDARIÉS forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Keeper of The National Register OCT 4 10.11.39.0029 11/10/7D APR 13 1971 REGISTER NATIONAL 70000525 6-14-71 both in the 'National Register publication? photos. feet upstream.Assuredly tradition has perhaps forged an association between this Many thanks for your help in clarifying this.
that agreement, nor does it occupy the original structure's site, which was 300 how should these two separate values be weighted to give.a proper emphasis to June 21, 1971 For future reference,we would prefer map and photo forms not be glued to maps and in the Register should, for accuracy,place primary stress on the significance ment with the Wyandot Indians. This is not the original structure resulting from Indian Mill NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: 70-11-39-0625 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES UPPER SANDUSKY QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDIAN MILL REGISTER NATIONAL APR 18 1971 820 OHIO-WYANDOT CO. STATE OF OHIO NOY 101970 Mr. Daniel R. Porter appropriate Representatives have also bean notified.
A leaflet explaining the National Register is enclosed for the property a carbon copy of the Congressional correspondence. Ernest Allen Connally Chief, Office of Archeology 10/27/70 SMarusin:naf owner.Please withhold any publicity on this until you have received Bntered in tho National Register Sincerely yours Wa are pleased to inform you that the historic properties listed on Ohio Historical Center The Ohio Historical Society and Historic Preservation Pmclogures Dear Mr. Portor: Places. BASIC FILE RETAINED IN HR Director Jackson County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Ohio Co. Land Office Auglaize County, Ohio Highland County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Fort St.
Clair Site Preble County, Ohio Jefferson County, Ohio Warren County, Ohio Hamilton County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Brown County, Ohio W. P. Snyder, Jr. Steamboat Fairfield County, Ohio Glendower Miamisburg Mound Rankin House Buckeye Furnace Our House Stowe House Hanby House Fort Hill Buffington Island Seip Mound Adena Leo Petroglyph Fort Recovery Site Campbell Mound McCook House Tarlton Cross Mound Fort Laurens Site Properties added to the National Register of Historic Places Big Bottom Putnam House Fort Amanda site Schoenbrunn Site Washington County, Ohio William McKinley Tomb Flint Ridge Morgan County, Ohio Indian Mill William H.
Harrison Tomb Fort Jefferson Site Franklin County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio Friends (Quaker) Meeting House Ross County, ohio Tusaarawas County, Ohio OHIO NOV 1 0 1970 Hashington, D, C. Dear Mr. Betta: SMarusin naf GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR. IL: Mr. Melvin ce: Mr. Daniel R. Porter, Director, The Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Historical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43211 10/27/70 Sincerely yours; Director Enolosure House ef Representatlves GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR. ID: Mr. Melvin Ohio Historical Center, Colunbas, Ohlo 43211 Washington, D. C. 10/27/70 SMarusin:naf United States Senate NOV 1 0 1970 Bon. Stophen M. Young BASIC FILE Duplicate letter sent to: Hon. wiliiaa B. Saxbe Dear Senator Foung! Ross County, Ohio Morgan County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Ohio Co.
Land Office Licking County, Ohio Auglaize County, Ohio Highland County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Fort St. Clair Site Preble County, Ohio Fxiends (Quaker) Meeting House Wyandot County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio William MoKinley Tomb Stark County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Brown County, Ohio W. P. Snyder, JT. Steamboat Adena Putnam House Miamisburg Mound Glendower Buffington Island Fort Recovery Site Big Bottom Tarlton Cross Mound Flint Ridge Buckeye Furnace Rankin House Stowe House McCook House Leo Petroglyph Seip Mound Gnadenhutten Massacre Site William H.
Harrison Tomb Fort Laurens Sita Propexties added to the National Register of Historic Places Fort Amanda site Campbell Mound Montgomery County, Ohio Schoenbrunn site Hamilton County, Ohio Faixfield County, Ohio Tuscarawas County, Ohio Our House Jefferson County, Ohio Warren County,Ohio Fort Jefferson Site Hanby House Jackson County, Ohio OHIO Indian Mill April 8, 1971 801 - 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Historical Society-owned prehistoric and historic landmarks, which State Daniel R.
Porter LHarrison, William H., Tomb Neo Petroglyph McKinley, William, Tomb Adena Sincerely, Director Glendower Miamisburg Mound Putnam House Buckeye Furnace Fort Recovery site Flint Ridge DRP/eg Buffington Island Stowe House National Register of Historic Places forms and attachments for 3l state/ohio Fort Amanda site Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Encs.Completed National Register Forms for the following State Memorials: National Register Indian Mill Big Bottom Campbell Mound Hanby House Schoenbrunn site Fort Jefferson site YGnadenhutten Massacre site Tarlton Cross Mound Fort Laurens site LRankin House YMcCook House Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Fort St. Clair site Memorials were provisionally added to the National Register.November 10, 1970. Ohio Company Land Office Our House UFriends (Quaker) Meeting House Dear Dr. Bill: APR 13 1971 Dr. William J.
Murtagh, Keeper RECEIVED Fort Hill historical society/ohio historical center/columbus,ohio 432ll/telephone t614) 46g-4663 Vw. P. Snyder, Jr., steamboat