Deer's Mill, Indiana#Bridge
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Deer's Mill or Deer Mill is an unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Deer's Mill was built by Joel Deer in 1829.
A year after arriving in Montgomery County, in 1829, Joel built the township's first grist and saw mill along the banks of Sugar Creek.{{cite book|last1=Beckwith|first1=Hiram Williams|last2=Kennedy|first2=P. S.|title=History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley|url=https://archive.org/details/historymontgome00flemgoog|year=1881|publisher=H. H. Hill and N. Iddings|page=[https://archive.org/details/historymontgome00flemgoog/page/n644 350]}} It was called Deer's Mill, and that small corner of Montgomery County retains that name to this day. The original millhouse was of log construction with common stones, and primarily ground wheat and corn.
In 1833, Joel platted a small village adjacent to the mill. It was at various times known as Deer's Mill, Deerfield, Deerford, and Bluff Mill. The community, however, never quite developed, and any remnants have long since vanished. Deer's Mill, however, did a thriving business, and in 1839, Joel replaced the original log structure with one made of frame construction. Over time, a woolen mill and general store were added to the Deer's Mill enterprise.Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project
Bridge
The Deer's Mill bridge was built in 1878 by J. J. Daniels and spans {{Convert|275|ft|m}} across Sugar Creek. It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1974.{{HAER |survey=IN-28 |id=in0209 |title=Deer's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek at Highway 234, Alamo, Montgomery County, IN}}
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References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Indiana