Square_peg
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There was a sizable steam powered mill set up on this farm back in the 30's, just before my grandfather bought the property. The owner must have operated by the same adage, "The harder I saw, the harder I can saw". The boiler exploded in 1936, and killed 4 of the 5 guys who were working there.
As a kid it sure was spooky to me to have to go get the old milk cow on a foggy morning when she was down in the pasture next to the spot where that old mill was.
I love old stories like this.