One of Mahoning County’s most historic landmarks, Lanterman’s Mill, was built in 1845-46 by German Lanterman and Samuel Kimberly.

However, the mill’s history actually began in 1798, when the first mill was built by John and Phineas Hill along the tributary of the Mahoning River that was later named Mill Creek. Eli Baldwin replaced the Hill mill in 1823 with a larger building of better construction. Unfortunately, Baldwin’s mill washed away in a flood in 1843.

Lanterman’s Mill was restored in 1982-85 through a gift from the Ward and Florence Beecher Foundations, and the wheel restored in 2018 with financial support from sales of the cookbook. This community treasure represents one of the many pioneer industries developed along Mill Creek and operates today as it did in the 1800s, grinding corn, wheat, and buckwheat.