William Reape purchased the land that the Brinley Grist Mill was built on in 1665. It was later willed to William Brinley in 1715. John Brinley, who as the son of William Brinley, built the mill in the 1700's. The mill was the first business in th…
Site of the Brinley Grist Mill. Built about 1725 the mill on Whalepond Brook was the first business in the area. The settlers brought their grain here until the early 1900's.