Published by admin on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 5:15pm
A small piece of history was unearthed this month by members of the Wilmington Historical Society.
Last week, Bill Weidling with the WHS dug out what is believed to be an original mill stone from the spillway in Wilmington, one used by city founder Thomas Cox.
In 1838, Thomas Cox, Joseph Cox and Albert W. Bowen constructed a three foot high dam across the river, on the west side of the island where the current dam now sits.
Like other dams built during that time, the dam was constructed to force water down the east branch of the Spillway to provide water power.