Hammer's Cave Spring

 

Many people speak of Indiana as the Crossroads of America. The  days of life in the nineteenth century in Indiana are the subject of the historic area at Spring Mill near Mitchel, Indiana.  Samuel Jackson, Jr. had served in the Navy in the War of 1812.  He moved to the area now preserved at Spring Mill in 1814.  In 1817 the Bullitt brothers of Louisville bought the land and began to add structures to the community.  It was the Bullitt brothers that built the three story stone mill.  In 1824 another set of brothers purchased the property.  This time it was the Montgomery brothers of  Philadelphia.  They built a distillery at the site.  In 1833 the Hammer brothers purchased the mill.  The source of the water for the mill is called Hammer's cave.  The tall cedar trees on the lawn have been dated to be older than the time of the Hammer era.  One can touch the same trees that the Hammer children played under in their lives at this beautiful place.

This is a colorful place; those who come may take a wonderful memory with them.