The folks who bring the 19th century Peirce Mill to life for us made an unexpected discovery. We can’t improve on their telling, so here it is: Last Sunday at Peirce Mill, the staff were alerted by an excited visitor that “there is a wild chicken in the holly bush across the road in the […]
Sometimes, reliving the history of Peirce Mill requires a taste for hard cider
Peirce Mill’s 2016 Heritage Day festival is Saturday, October 8th. This free event, at the restored mill at Tilden Street and Beach Drive, will include milling demonstrations, activities for children, live bluegrass music and a presentation on Latino bread-making culture. Read about a similar 2014 event at the mill. Friends of Peirce Mill is a […]
Peirce Mill preservationists are active during the “quiet” season
by Lee Armfield Cannon Peirce Mill may seem deserted, waiting quietly for spring. Don’t be fooled by appearances, though. A closer look at the neighborhood historic site at Tilden Street and Beach Drive shows plenty of activity, though the mill’s machinery is hibernating for the season. For nearly 20 years, Friends of Peirce Mill has […]
Throwback Thursday: Postcard from ‘Pierce Mill’
The Peirce Mill on Tilden Street near Beach Drive was already an historic landmark when postcard photographer Willard R. Ross took this photo on July 18th, 1909. This photo is from the Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection at the DC Public Library, digitized and available online at DigDC.DCLibrary.org. According to the library, Ross was born […]
Throwback Thursday: Peirce Mill visitors in 1940
Looks like a lovely day for a jaunt to Peirce Mill – 1940 style. National Park Service photo Don’t fall over the fence, kids! The mill’s water wheel is just visible on the left side of the photo. Here’s a view from another angle. It doesn’t look like water was turning the mill wheel when […]