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A work moves logs through the pond at the Garland Mill in Lancaster. (COURTESY PHOTO)

LANCASTER — Hear the incredible story of Lancaster's water-powered sawmill, built five years before Abe Lincoln became president at the next Weeks State Park program Aug. 12 and 13.

Garland Mill was built in 1856 by Eben Crocket Garland. The mill, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a rare survivor of the type of water-powered sawmill that flourished by the thousands in 19th-century New England. It is the only commercial sawmill in New Hampshire that operates solely by waterpower.

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