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Blagden Mill (Argyle Mill)
Built before 1850 and purchased by Thomas Blagden in 1853, the mill was actually two mills in one. It was both a flour and fertilizer mill. During its peak year of 1860, the mill produced 4,200 barrels of flour valued at $24,000.
Damaged beyond repair during the famous 1889 Johnstown flood, the Blagden Mills' ruins were removed in 1899 during the construction of Beach Drive. Located on the creek approximately one-half mile north of Peirce Mill and just below the present location of Boulder Bridge, remnants of the mill can still be seen. |