Albert "A.K." was serving in the U.S. Army when his father died. He was given an early discharge from the military to return home to take over the family milling business. In 1919 the grist mill caught fire and burned to the ground. After the loss of the mill, A.K. moved to New Alexandria, Pennsylvania where he acquired a large grain and flour mill on the banks of the Loyalhanna Creek. At this location A.K. developed a poultry laying feed with cod liver oil in the mix. This helped improve egg production year round instead of the shorter spring cycle heavy production. A.K. also developed a dry dog food ration. This dog food formulation was based on refuse ceral from the Jersey Cereal plant at Irwin, Pennsylvania. A concrete block plant was added to the rear of the mill. This unit operated continuously as the country began to work its way out of the Great Depression. Operations at this site ended when the government took the mill with the building of the Loyalhanna flood control dam. Afterwards A.K. purchased a mill at Waterford, Pennsylvania. After operating the mill for a short time A.K. found that the distance from home and the type of operation was not to his liking. He then sold the mill in Waterford and moved his family from New Alexandria to Youngwood, Pennysvania. He then purchased the Lankey Feed Store that was located on North 4th street, across from the Methodist Church. This small feed store moved a very large tonnage of feed and thousands of baby chickens all during World War II. With the help of Al Sweitzer and Ike Lankey, A.K. Hepler had maxed out the capacity of the Youngwood facility. After the war A.K. and his son Robert purchased the Stanton Mill and moved their business to New Stanton, Pennsylvania.
HISTORY OF THE NEW STANTON ROLLER MILL ( Submitted by Mona Anderson )
In the early 1990’s, the New Stanton Flour Mill was in such structural disrepair as to constitute a hazard to any who approached the building. It was also feared that, with its close proximity to the Sewickley Creek, an act of nature could also cause the collapse of the building, resulting in obstructions and contamination in the waterway. Built in 1852 by Colonel Israel Painter, one of the five men who also developed the Southwest Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill was situated between the banks of Sewickley Creek and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks in the Borough of New Stanton. Colonel Painter situated the mill on this spot to avail himself of the accessibility of moving his product to market by rail and also to utilize the water power generated by Sewickley Creek to power the water wheel that turned the machinery in his mill. Painter and six (6) other independent entrepreneurs originally built and owned the railroad which passes by the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill. The town which developed alongside the mill was called Paintersville, in honor of Colonel Israel Painter and boasted a general store, church and school. Jobs were plentiful in the area at that time due to the mill, farms, salt wells, iron furnaces, stone quarries, a sand works and a tannery. In the early 1900’s the mill was sold to James and Catherine Stanton and Paintersville was renamed New Stanton. In its heyday, the grain mill in New Stanton, had teams of horses, and later trucks, backed to the top of the hill above Sewickley Creek waiting to pick up or unload grain. The water wheel, originally powered by Sewickley Creek, was later replaced by a natural gas engine which, in turn, was replaced by an electric motor to power the grinding equipment. This four (4) story building was purchased, in 1946, by Mr. Albert Karl Hepler. Hepler, and his son, Robert Hepler, utilized the mill to grind custom feed for livestock. Up until the mid-1960, small and large dairy farms flourished in New Stanton and the surrounding area where farmers grew wheat, oats, corn and barley. The farmers brought these grains to the New Stanton Mill to be mixed or ground. The mix would be fed to stock and the wheat ground into flour for consumer usage. The New Stanton Flour Mill operated continuously for over one hundred (100) years. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s several major industries moved into the New Stanton area, locating on sites previously used for farming and causing a decline in the poultry and dairy industries. In December, 1971, following the dwindling of customers due to industrialization, the mill was closed and part of the history of New Stanton was destined to be demolished.
HISTORY OF THE NEW STANTON ROLLER MILL ( Submitted by Mona Anderson )
In the early 1990’s, the New Stanton Flour Mill was in such structural disrepair as to constitute a hazard to any who approached the building. It was also feared that, with its close proximity to the Sewickley Creek, an act of nature could also cause the collapse of the building, resulting in obstructions and contamination in the waterway. Built in 1852 by Colonel Israel Painter, one of the five men who also developed the Southwest Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill was situated between the banks of Sewickley Creek and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks in the Borough of New Stanton. Colonel Painter situated the mill on this spot to avail himself of the accessibility of moving his product to market by rail and also to utilize the water power generated by Sewickley Creek to power the water wheel that turned the machinery in his mill. Painter and six (6) other independent entrepreneurs originally built and owned the railroad which passes by the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill. The town which developed alongside the mill was called Paintersville, in honor of Colonel Israel Painter and boasted a general store, church and school. Jobs were plentiful in the area at that time due to the mill, farms, salt wells, iron furnaces, stone quarries, a sand works and a tannery. In the early 1900’s the mill was sold to James and Catherine Stanton and Paintersville was renamed New Stanton. In its heyday, the grain mill in New Stanton, had teams of horses, and later trucks, backed to the top of the hill above Sewickley Creek waiting to pick up or unload grain. The water wheel, originally powered by Sewickley Creek, was later replaced by a natural gas engine which, in turn, was replaced by an electric motor to power the grinding equipment. This four (4) story building was purchased, in 1946, by Mr. Albert Karl Hepler. Hepler, and his son, Robert Hepler, utilized the mill to grind custom feed for livestock. Up until the mid-1960, small and large dairy farms flourished in New Stanton and the surrounding area where farmers grew wheat, oats, corn and barley. The farmers brought these grains to the New Stanton Mill to be mixed or ground. The mix would be fed to stock and the wheat ground into flour for consumer usage. The New Stanton Flour Mill operated continuously for over one hundred (100) years. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s several major industries moved into the New Stanton area, locating on sites previously used for farming and causing a decline in the poultry and dairy industries. In December, 1971, following the dwindling of customers due to industrialization, the mill was closed and part of the history of New Stanton was destined to be demolished.
Albert "A.K." was serving in the U.S. Army when his father died. He was given an early discharge from the military to return home to take over the family milling business. In 1919 the grist mill caught fire and burned to the ground. After the loss of the mill, A.K. moved to New Alexandria, Pennsylvania where he acquired a large grain and flour mill on the banks of the Loyalhanna Creek. At this location A.K. developed a poultry laying feed with cod liver oil in the mix. This helped improve egg production year round instead of the shorter spring cycle heavy production. A.K. also developed a dry dog food ration. This dog food formulation was based on refuse ceral from the Jersey Cereal plant at Irwin, Pennsylvania. A concrete block plant was added to the rear of the mill. This unit operated continuously as the country began to work its way out of the Great Depression. Operations at this site ended when the government took the mill with the building of the Loyalhanna flood control dam. Afterwards A.K. purchased a mill at Waterford, Pennsylvania. After operating the mill for a short time A.K. found that the distance from home and the type of operation was not to his liking. He then sold the mill in Waterford and moved his family from New Alexandria to Youngwood, Pennysvania. He then purchased the Lankey Feed Store that was located on North 4th street, across from the Methodist Church. This small feed store moved a very large tonnage of feed and thousands of baby chickens all during World War II. With the help of Al Sweitzer and Ike Lankey, A.K. Hepler had maxed out the capacity of the Youngwood facility. After the war A.K. and his son Robert purchased the Stanton Mill and moved their business to New Stanton, Pennsylvania.
HISTORY OF THE NEW STANTON ROLLER MILL ( Submitted by Mona Anderson )
In the early 1990’s, the New Stanton Flour Mill was in such structural disrepair as to constitute a hazard to any who approached the building. It was also feared that, with its close proximity to the Sewickley Creek, an act of nature could also cause the collapse of the building, resulting in obstructions and contamination in the waterway. Built in 1852 by Colonel Israel Painter, one of the five men who also developed the Southwest Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill was situated between the banks of Sewickley Creek and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks in the Borough of New Stanton. Colonel Painter situated the mill on this spot to avail himself of the accessibility of moving his product to market by rail and also to utilize the water power generated by Sewickley Creek to power the water wheel that turned the machinery in his mill. Painter and six (6) other independent entrepreneurs originally built and owned the railroad which passes by the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill. The town which developed alongside the mill was called Paintersville, in honor of Colonel Israel Painter and boasted a general store, church and school. Jobs were plentiful in the area at that time due to the mill, farms, salt wells, iron furnaces, stone quarries, a sand works and a tannery. In the early 1900’s the mill was sold to James and Catherine Stanton and Paintersville was renamed New Stanton. In its heyday, the grain mill in New Stanton, had teams of horses, and later trucks, backed to the top of the hill above Sewickley Creek waiting to pick up or unload grain. The water wheel, originally powered by Sewickley Creek, was later replaced by a natural gas engine which, in turn, was replaced by an electric motor to power the grinding equipment. This four (4) story building was purchased, in 1946, by Mr. Albert Karl Hepler. Hepler, and his son, Robert Hepler, utilized the mill to grind custom feed for livestock. Up until the mid-1960, small and large dairy farms flourished in New Stanton and the surrounding area where farmers grew wheat, oats, corn and barley. The farmers brought these grains to the New Stanton Mill to be mixed or ground. The mix would be fed to stock and the wheat ground into flour for consumer usage. The New Stanton Flour Mill operated continuously for over one hundred (100) years. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s several major industries moved into the New Stanton area, locating on sites previously used for farming and causing a decline in the poultry and dairy industries. In December, 1971, following the dwindling of customers due to industrialization, the mill was closed and part of the history of New Stanton was destined to be demolished.
HISTORY OF THE NEW STANTON ROLLER MILL ( Submitted by Mona Anderson )
In the early 1990’s, the New Stanton Flour Mill was in such structural disrepair as to constitute a hazard to any who approached the building. It was also feared that, with its close proximity to the Sewickley Creek, an act of nature could also cause the collapse of the building, resulting in obstructions and contamination in the waterway. Built in 1852 by Colonel Israel Painter, one of the five men who also developed the Southwest Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill was situated between the banks of Sewickley Creek and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks in the Borough of New Stanton. Colonel Painter situated the mill on this spot to avail himself of the accessibility of moving his product to market by rail and also to utilize the water power generated by Sewickley Creek to power the water wheel that turned the machinery in his mill. Painter and six (6) other independent entrepreneurs originally built and owned the railroad which passes by the New Stanton Roller Flour Mill. The town which developed alongside the mill was called Paintersville, in honor of Colonel Israel Painter and boasted a general store, church and school. Jobs were plentiful in the area at that time due to the mill, farms, salt wells, iron furnaces, stone quarries, a sand works and a tannery. In the early 1900’s the mill was sold to James and Catherine Stanton and Paintersville was renamed New Stanton. In its heyday, the grain mill in New Stanton, had teams of horses, and later trucks, backed to the top of the hill above Sewickley Creek waiting to pick up or unload grain. The water wheel, originally powered by Sewickley Creek, was later replaced by a natural gas engine which, in turn, was replaced by an electric motor to power the grinding equipment. This four (4) story building was purchased, in 1946, by Mr. Albert Karl Hepler. Hepler, and his son, Robert Hepler, utilized the mill to grind custom feed for livestock. Up until the mid-1960, small and large dairy farms flourished in New Stanton and the surrounding area where farmers grew wheat, oats, corn and barley. The farmers brought these grains to the New Stanton Mill to be mixed or ground. The mix would be fed to stock and the wheat ground into flour for consumer usage. The New Stanton Flour Mill operated continuously for over one hundred (100) years. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s several major industries moved into the New Stanton area, locating on sites previously used for farming and causing a decline in the poultry and dairy industries. In December, 1971, following the dwindling of customers due to industrialization, the mill was closed and part of the history of New Stanton was destined to be demolished.
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