The Box Board Rip Saw is ready for the move to the Exhibit Shed
HARRISON — The Historic Scribner’s Saw Mill and Homestead site will be open for tours on Saturday, July 2 from 1-4 p.m. Come early enough to be able to enjoy the tour of the mill where you learn about the “Sash” saw used to cut lumber, how to put together a barrel, exhibits in the Long Shed, the blacksmith operating the forge in the blacksmith shop, and tour the Homestead. The barn and ice houses will also be open for self-guided tours. This season our volunteers will be finishing the recently raised timber-framed that is to serve as an exhibit shed. The shed will hold early items related to the mill that will tell its early history and stories of the mill. First thing on Saturday morning July 2, volunteers will be gathering to start moving the equipment into the exhibit shed. Then in the afternoon, there will be staff available to tell our visitors how each machine works. One of the machines to be moved is the Box Board Rip Saw. As America was preparing for the fight in Europe, Jesse Scribner was preparing his mill for the war effort. This saw was used to rip standard widths for boxes that would ship the supplies needed overseas, like ammunition.
Scribner’s Mill is found south of Bolsters Mills on Jesse Mill Rd. crossing over the Crooked River Bridge into the Town of Harrison, the mill is on the left. From Routes 35 or 117, follow the Maine State Directional signs found at Carsley or Maple Ridge Roads respectively. For those following their GPS from Rte. 121, continue on Bolsters Mills Rd. to Jesse Mill Rd. instead of turning onto the Tamworth Rd.
A $5 donation for each adult is requested. Check our website scribnersmill.org for more information about the mill.
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