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Description: Caption reads: "McCoppins Mills, 11 Miles E. of Hillsboro, O." In the 1800’s and the early 1900‘s, Highland County was home to at least six different water powered mills along the Rocky Fork, which were important centers in rural life for grinding flour, cutting lumber, carding wool, and weaving blankets. The J. A. McCoppin Mill, located below the Rocky Fork spillway, was first built in 1810 by David Reece. After washing away in a flood, the mill was rebuilt in cut-stone style. Construction of a dam near McCoppin’s Mill began in 1949. The dam, which was conceived by frequent visitor Colonel Walter H. Hutchins, began operation in April 1953. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_021
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Business and Labor; Mills
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)