Mill on the River, South Windsor,Ct. Wedding Photography Professional Affordable Weddings by Della Bella

The original dam, built by the Colonists and Indians, is the oldest in Connecticut. The first Mill was destroyed by a huge flood in 1750. In 1775, the Mill was rebuilt by Joseph Rockwell.

The Podunk Indians were once three clans, the Nameroke Warehouse Point, the Hockanum of East Hartford, and the Scanticookes. They camped on the river, fishing for shad salmon, hunting for deer and small game, raising corn, beans, squash, tobacco, and helping the Colonists build the dam. In return, the settlers gave them protection from the warring tribes of the Pequots and Mohigans.

Its often good to know the history of a venue prior to photographing your wedding, it lends to the history of your affair caught in the early part of the 21rst Century, and what a time we live in.