Silver Lake Mill
Founded in 1822 by John J. Rife and later run by Daniel Bowman, Silver Lake Mill spent 62 years in Brethren hands, survived its 1864 burning, and anchors today’s Silver Lake Historic District.
Founded in 1822 by John J. Rife and later run by Daniel Bowman, Silver Lake Mill spent 62 years in Brethren hands, survived its 1864 burning, and anchors today’s Silver Lake Historic District.
Tide Spring is a remarkable natural feature whose periodic flow patterns made it a noted landmark in the Valley’s early settlement era.
The Site of Rhodes Indian Massacre marks a violent frontier encounter that touched the Rhodes family — part of the broader story of 18th-century Valley settlement.
The building where the Cove Mennonite Church worshiped was also used as the Whitmore School. The Cove Church began in 1954. In 2004 the building was moved to the Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center. There it serves as an example of a one room school that was also used as a Mennonite worship center.
Cullers Run Mennonite Church met in the Cullers Run School building. The congregation joined with three other Mennonite Churches to form the Mathias Mennonite Church in the 1970s. The building has been carefully restored and can be viewed from the road and is open for visits occasionally.