Felts Mills, New York

Felts Mills is a hamlet in the town of Rutland of Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 372 at the 2010 census. Felts Mills' original name was Mid Road because it is the halfway point between Watertown and Carthage.

History

Felts Mills was sited on one of several natural falls on the Black River and first settled with the construction of a grist mill in about 1800.^[1] An improved dam was erected in 1821, and a stone mill in the following year. In 1824, John Felt constructed the large sawmills that gave the town its name. In 1889, the Taggart Paper Company built a large paper mill on an island across the river, ruins of which are still visible today.^[2]

References

↑ http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/rutdp.htm
↑ Rafter, G. W., "Hydrology of the State of New York", New York State Education Dept, 1905

External links

Photos of the extensive remains of the mill ruins and island across from Felts Mills

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, New York, United States

County seat: Watertown

City	Watertown

Towns	Adams Alexandria Antwerp Brownville Cape Vincent Champion Clayton Ellisburg Henderson Hounsfield Le Ray Lorraine Lyme Orleans Pamelia Philadelphia Rodman Rutland Theresa Watertown Wilna Worth

Villages	Adams Alexandria Bay Antwerp Black River Brownville Cape Vincent Carthage Chaumont Clayton Deferiet Dexter Ellisburg Evans Mills Glen Park Herrings Mannsville Philadelphia Sackets Harbor Theresa West Carthage

CDPs	Adams Center Belleville Calcium Depauville Felts Mills Fishers Landing Fort Drum Great Bend Henderson La Fargeville Lorraine Natural Bridge Oxbow Pamelia Center Pierrepont Manor Plessis Redwood Rodman Thousand Island Park Three Mile Bay

Hamlets	Sanfords Four Corners

Coordinates: 44°01′20″N 75°45′48″W / 44.02222°N 75.76333°W / 44.02222; -75.76333

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