Philadelphia / New York City / New York / Morristown / /
Company
The Bocina Group / /
Continent
North America / /
Country
United States / /
Facility
Continental Army encampment / Somerset Hills Historical Society The Grain House Restaurant / Coppertop Pub / William Childs’ Olde Mill Inn / Olde Mill Inn / /
IndustryTerm
machinery room / food / /
NaturalFeature
Passaic River / Somerset Hills / /
Organization
Continental Army / fed Washington’s army / army / /
Person
Franklin Corners / William Childs / William Penn / Ferdinand Van Dorn / Samuel Lewis / Richard Southard / Samuel Woodward / Phebe / / /
Position
restaurateur / Senator / astute businessmen / Famous restaurateur / /
In 1768, Samuel Lewis, a miller from Franklin Corners in Basking Ridge, built a water-powered grist mill and a barn on the Passaic River on land originally acquired from William Penn. His grandson, Richard Southard, boug