The ice flood, which shows the annex on the Grove St. blacksmith shop (site of village barn now), I don't know if they would have had a turbine in the creek under this or not but could have made it handler to access water with a pail. But deeds from c. 1840 mention the right of a millrace across the property and street to the machine shop across the street, which would later use steam until Linn installed a gasoline engine about a century ago.
Warren Ryther has taken the time to write a memoire of the Morris Manor Farm.
He has very kindly allowed me to share this with readers of this web site and the Morris Historical Society page on Facebook.
He welcomes comments, additions and corrections. Please make any of those that you would like to reach Warren by using the link below.
As a kid, I used to be able to hang around the Linn Plant and watch the manufacturing process. Not many restrictions on sight-seers those days. Also used to swim in the pond (Hargrave Lake) almost every day in the summer. Even had a small boat tied up down there.
