Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site

Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site (HMPWN)

Location: Madison, PA 19027 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 4.692', W 75° 7.726'

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The first mill on the site erected in 1746 was owned and operated by Dorothy Penrose Shoemaker, a descendant of Richard Wall. In 1847 their neighbor and employee Charles Bosler, whose business was hauling grain to the mill and flour to the city, bought the mill, the main house and 70 additional acres. The name changed to C. Bosler and Sons when his sons entered the business. They then improved the building in the 1880's by expanding the upper floors and adding a cupola in the Second Empire style. In the next decade, they put in a 72 horsepower steam engine capable of turning out 150 barrels of flour a day. The mill won first prize at the Pure Food Exposition in 1901 for its Cheltenham A brand of flour. During World War I the mill changed to electric power and was able to meet the increased demand for special horse feed. The mill closed in 1923 and was demolished in 1927. The Bosler family was well known in the community and held positions in the United States Treasury office, Cheltenham School Board and Board of Commissioners, banks, insurance companies and the Union League.
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 4:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 489021 N 4436444
Decimal Degrees40.07820000, -75.12876667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 4.692', W 75° 7.726'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 4' 41.52" N, 75° 7' 43.56" W
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Area Code(s)215
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 728 Wallpark Dr, Madison PA 19027, US
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