Devol’s Floating Mill

Devol’s Floating Mill is a memorial in Washington, Ohio. Devol’s Floating Mill is situated nearby to Civitan Park, as well as near the swimming pool Belpre Pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blennerhassett Mansion and Belpre High School.

Blennerhassett Mansion

Museum

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Blennerhassett Mansion is a museum, which is situated 2,200 feet west of Devol’s Floating Mill.

Belpre High School is a public high school in Belpre, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Belpre City School District. Their nickname is the Golden Eagles. Grades seven to twelve attend this school. Belpre High School is situated 1 mile east of Devol’s Floating Mill.

Charles Rice Ames House

Building

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The Charles Rice Ames House is a historic residence in the city of Belpre, Ohio, United States. Built in 1843 in the Greek Revival style of architecture, the house has been named the region's most outstanding Greek Revival structure. Charles Rice Ames House is situated 1 mile northwest of Devol’s Floating Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belpre and Marrtown.

Belpre

Town

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Belpre is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River across from Parkersburg, West Virginia. The population was 6,728 at the 2020 census.

Marrtown

Neighborhood

Marrtown is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

Parkersburg

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Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.

Devol’s Floating Mill

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “In 1791, Jonathan Devol built a floating grain mill on two boats in the Ohio River, powered by the current. Protected near Farmer’s Castle, it processed 25–50 bushels daily, replacing hand mills and supplying settlers along a 30-mile stretch.”
Category: historic site
Location: Washington, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.27381° or 39° 16′ 26″ north

Longitude

-81.59328° or 81° 35′ 36″ west

Inception

2002

Operator

Ohio History Connection

Network

Remarkable Ohio

Open location code

86FW7CF4+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13767640355

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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