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The Levi Sheard Mill, also known as Sheard's Mill and the John S. Clymer Mill, is an historic, American
grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...
that is located in East Rockhill Township,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the List of counties in Pennsylvania, four ...
. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 2006. The Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge, which is situated next to the mill, is also listed on the
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History and architectural features

The first section of this historic structure was built circa 1825, with three additions built into the early twentieth century. The mill was purchased by Levi Sheard in 1844. In 1916, ownership was transferred to brothers Rubin and John Clymer. The mill continued to operate until the 1970s. A sign placed in front of the mill indicates the importance of the grist mill to the surrounding area. Currently the property is used as a campground. ''Note:'' This includes It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 2006.


References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings completed in 1905 Grinding mills in Bucks County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1905 establishments in Pennsylvania