Our day adventure with Grandma

We went to Clifton, Ohio which is about 30 minutes from our house. It is a small historical town that has a mill and covered bridge. It was very fun to see these old buildings.

Historic Clifton Mill is one of the largest water powered grist mills still in existence. The first mill at this site was built in 1802 by Owen Davis, a Revolutionary War soldier and frontiersman miller. The mill was built in this location to take advantage of the natural power of the concentrated water funneled into the gorge. Owen Davis and his son-in-law, General Benjamin Whiteman also built a saw mill and a distillery.

Outside at Clifton Mill you can experience first hand one of this country’s disappearing treasures, the covered bridge. Walk across our 90 foot authentic wooden bridge across the Little Miami River and enjoy the spectacular views of Clifton Mill, Clifton Gorge, the Little Miami River and its waterfalls.




Next door to Clifton Mill is our 1940s Gas Station Museum, completely stocked with original products. The old gas station is covered with authentic signs from the era. The moment you step inside, you are flooded with childhood memories of family outings and vacations, nickel candy bars and bottles of cold soda pop. This is the 1940's Gas Station decorated for Christmas. Note the reindeer on top of the building are real deer that are stuffed....

Old School house in Clifton, now a historic society building.

Tristan liked the slide for about 2 minutes since it was only 10 degrees outside. BRRR