South Facade Cedar Point Mill

The Wyoming Mills Ad

For the first time in 112 years, the south facade of the Cedar Point Mill can be viewed.  A current picture is attached.  The beautiful cut stone face of the mill has been hidden by the granary added in 1903.  So we now see the keystone, which we were able to photograph in the rafters of the granary to use as a part of our logo.  We also see the pediment over the front door, which reads:  “Wyoming Mills” with two small images of grinding stones on either side.  So the mystery arises.  Wyoming?  As it turns out, both Drinkwater and Schriver were from Pennsylvania.  The Wyoming Valley around Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania has been a center for grist mills since the early 1700s.  Schriver, an experienced miller, was recruited by Drinkwater to come and help him with the mill in Cedar Point.  We continue our search, but the Wyoming connection appears to coming into focus.  It could have been a design and outfitting package Schriver brought with him from Pennsylvania.  Maybe a franchise, as the ads in newspapers surrounding Cedar Point specifically mentioned “The Wyoming Mills”.  The attached image appeared in the Marion County Record August 16, 1878.