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The Amherst Milling Company was owned and operated by Walker Baldock. In the early 1920s it provided the first reliable electricity to the town. The mill ground corn and grain for the surrounding area farmers (and still does!). Walker's arm was caught in the milling machinery, and because no one was around to help him, he was forced to "cut his arm free of the equipment before bleeding to death." After recovering, he continued to operate the mill with only one arm. Walker and Grace and family lived next to the mill (see pic of house). The children used to swim in the stream that powered the mill.
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