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The Richmond Mill was constructed in 1822 as a sawmill, and the Andrus family first became involved with it in 1872. A 1915 History of Perry reported that the sawmill was still operational and, after 93 years in business, was the oldest industry in town. In 1949, the building was converted into the first frozen food locker plant in the area. In 1999, the building housed the Rich Plan/Shared Harvest Company. The sluice-way in the foreground belonged to the Hamlin Flax Mill, which was likely located near the present Perry Herald building, and the millpond, once at the site of the present-day village parking lot, supplied water.
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Perry, New York · United States
