Waxing Nostalgic At Haines Mill ...

“I love the nostalgic myself. I hope we never lose some of the things of the past.”

     ~ Walt Disney

      ~ 1901-1966

The historic Haines Mill is the hub of a picturesque scene on a mid-October afternoon in the Borough of Cetronia, Allentown, Pennsylvania as it reflects the beauty of bygone days.

I presented the image in sepia to enhance the nostalgic feel.

Also known as Haines Mill Museum, it is an historic grist mill built circa 1850. It produced flour processed by an old-fashioned water-powered mill located just off the banks of the Cedar Creek. It remained in full operation until 1957.

 

A mill has stood here on the banks of the Cedar Creek since colonial times. The current circa 1850 Haines Mill offers a trip into the world of the early technology that supported farm life.

 

The sign on the front of the building says: “Haines Bros. Flour Mill, The Home of Gilt Edge Flour,” with a sack of flour etched with the words, “Cetronia Flour Mills, Gilt Edge Flour, 50 lbs. net, Allentown.”

 

It is a four-story, stone building with a slate covered gambrel roof. It is three bay by three bay, 42 feet by 46 feet, 9 inches. The interior was rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1908. A three-story brick addition was built in 1930, with a lean-to roof. Atop the main roof is a cupola.

 

Today, Haines Mill is operated as a partnership between the County of Lehigh, which owns and maintains the site, and the Lehigh County Historical Society, which provides public tours. It is located in a serene 37.5 acre park.

 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

 

Winding Through An October Morning ...

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days as delightful as those of a fine October.”

                      ~ Alexander Smith

                         ~ Scottish poet & essayist

                            ~1829-1867

Game Preserve Road winds through the historic Schlicher Covered Bridge, bathed in the morning light, on a gorgeous late October day at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

 

Schlicher’s is an historic wooden covered bridge in North Whitehall Township. It is a 108-foot-long, Burr Truss bridge that crosses the Jordan Creek and was constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was closed for a time for needed renovations.

 

Have Faith Will Travel ...

 

“My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.”

         ~ Billy Graham

          ~ 1918-2018

   ~ American evangelist, prominent evangelical Christian figure, and ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known internationally in the late 1940s. One of his biographers has placed him “among the most influential Christian leaders” of the 20^th century.

I spotted this “Jesus 2020” sign – the first I’ve ever seen – in front of Friedens United Church of Christ, Slatington, Pennsylvania and had to stop to photograph this uplifting sight as a motorcycle sped by on Route 873 on an early October evening. In these tumultuous times especially, it is a reminder that when all else is failing, Jesus is still there for us!

He’s not a third-party presidential candidate up for election in November, but thousands across the country are putting up “Jesus 2020” yard signs. More than 5,000 signs have shipped out to California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and other states from a campaign that began at Sampey Memorial Baptist Church, Ramer, Alabama.

“People need Jesus with everything that’s going on,” Joyce Hubbard, one of the Jesus 2020 co-organizers, told Fox News. He’s the only one that we can count on. He’s the one that keeps his promises. He’s already the winner.”