| Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the historic
Wallace-Cross Grist Mill was recently restored by the York
County Parks Department. The mill was constructed around 1840 by
Alexandar Wallace and donated to the county in 1979 by
descendant Harry Cross. This country mill, which relied upon
waterpower and a millstone grinding process for a century and a
half, stands as a rare example of the rural mill common
throughout Pennsylvania in the 19th Century. The mill’s
Fitz waterwheel, manufactured in Hanover in the 1920s, can be
seeing during the various public open houses held throughout the
year. Private tours can also be arranged through the York County
Parks Department.
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