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STOCKDALE MILL
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Historical Timeline
| 1816 | Indiana becomes 19th state |
| 1835-36 | John Anderson and his family build a cabin on Squirrel Creek just off the Eel River (north and east of present mill) |
| 1836 | Pottawatamee Indians deed 9 sections (including Stockdale) to Ewing Bros. (plus four others) for $7200 (5760 acres) |
| 1838 | Thomas Goudy starts sawmill on Eel River |
| 1840-45 | Thomas Goudy builds first flour mill out in the river - was washed away in flood (approx. 1852-56) |
| 1853 | Town of Roann is founded |
| 1856-58 | Baker & Ranck build present mill on north bank of Eel River |
| 1861-65 | Mill produces flour for Union Army during Civil War |
| 1881 | James M. Deck and his father arrive in Stockdale - both are stone dressers - father returns to Pennsylvania and James stays |
| 1883 | Roller mill process begins with purchase of "breaks" replacing stone buhrs |
| 1886 | James M. Deck acquires interest in mill - paid $1100 for 1/6 interest |
| 1883-1890 | New machinery to mill flour is invented during American Industrial Revolution |
| 1907-1910 | Three turbines purchased from Leffel Co. |
| 1909 |
Weigh shed and office added to mill |
| 1915-17 | Concrete dam peplaces timber dam built in 1839-40 |
| 1917 | James H. Deck assumes operation of mill at death of father James M. |
| 1927 | Vertical batten removed from mill and replaced with horizontal redwood siding |
| 1928 | Metal corn crib added |
| 1938 | Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act |
| 1952 | Addison and Norma (Deck) Krom assume management of mill at death of Norma's father |
| 1964 | Mill ceased flour production due to higher taxes, new laws and modern competition, but continues producing feed for animals |
| 1972 | Mill ceases production of animal feed and closes |
| 2002 | Mill and property is sold to Stockdale Mill Foundation for stabilization and reconstruction |
| 2003 | Organized tours begin at mill |
| 2006 | Power restored to all floors |
| 2017 |
Fish Ladder established on the dam |
The official historical timeline of the Stockdale Mill Foundation will be revised whenever new research warrants.