The difference in elevation made the canal's current swift enough to power several local mills.

The children took jobs in the local mills.

It was run then by Henry Thomas, who owned this and a number of other local mills.

Many of these local mills remain in name alone, having fallen into disuse and demolition.

The fathers used to truck paper to local mills.

Lumber products and building materials were shipped by boat from the local mills.

Production from local mills ended, rivers were restored, and community renewal followed.

In the past, she said, local mills would buy the farms' beans and sell them to distributors.

Other local mills could manage no more than four sacks per day.

A picture gallery of local mills is being gathered and posted on Flickr.