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Whitewater Canal Locks and Duck Creek Aqueduct near Metamora, IN" for more photos in this town.
According to the sign on the building, this grist & roller mill was built in 1845 and rebuilt in 1900.
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IndianaMuseum
"As settlers moved into the old Northwest Territory after 1800, transportation routes became an important priority. Indiana’s brief experience with canal building began with the passage of the Indiana Mammoth Internal Improvement Act of 1836. Whitewater Canal was one of several projects funded by this act. The Whitewater Canal started in Lawrenceburg and originally ended at Cambridge City, on the Old National Road. Hagerstown merchants financed an extension to their town, making the canal 76 miles in length. Upon Indiana’s bankruptcy in the 1840’s, private enterprises stepped up to complete the canal. After the canal transportation era ended with the arrival of the railroads, the canal was used as a source of water power for many grist mills and other industry. The Metamora Grist Mill is an example, using water power to produce corn meal for over 100 years." |
Lock 25 is just north of the mill building.
I remember visiting a "preserved town" along the Whitewater Canal with my kids about three decades ago. I think it was this town. It reminded me of Mackinac Island because there were a lot of fudge shops. There was also a book store that sold used books. It had a book on the Pennsylvania Railroad, but when I tried to call my wife to see if I owned a copy already, I learned that the town did not have cell reception. My Verizon service could not "hear me now." The owner of the book store said that if I went outside and stood on the bench, I might get enough bars. I didn't bother to do that and passed on buying the book. But when I got home, I discovered I did not own it. Bummer. Since most of the people in town were tourists, I would think that Verizon would have installed a repeater to service this town so that its big city customers that were visiting here could get the service that they expected.
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Matthew Ditton posted
I took this shot of the Whitewater Valley Railroad coming into Metamora on 8/2/2026. The recent flooding in the area has caused several washouts along the line so it may be a long time before a train runs here again.
Chuck Hood: You can tell by the water coming out of the mill pond the creek was up when the picture was taken. |
