Fall Kill Creek Podcast Tour

 Mill Street

Mills, a Wild Ride

Have you ever been on a log flume ride and noticed that right before the drop you go through a house? Well, that house is called a mill. A mill is a building that uses water power to turn raw materials into products that can be used in everyday life. During the 17th to the 19th centuries, the Fall Kill was dammed in many places, including Mill St., to create small ponds for waterpower to drive the mills. These mills ground corn and wheat, cut wood, and produced fabrics such as felts and woolen cloth. Join the Dutchess NCLI crew and Harvey Flad while we learn more about mills in Poughkeepsie on this exciting log flume ride.