The first information dates from 1826 when it is stated that Antonie Gremmee bought a seesaw mill on Molenstraat for ƒ 1,470. Around 1850 it became the property of the de Gaaij family. In 1873 Willem Macleane from Rossum bought the mill.
This mill collapsed during a heavy storm in November 1874. On June 3, 1875, Gijsbert Macleane, Willem's eldest son, laid the foundation stone for a new mill. The stones for the mill body and belt wall come from the brick factory in Hurwenen.
In 1937 the mill was sold to E.M. Remmerde, whose father was a miller at the still existing mill in Nederhemert. Remmerde milled here until 1963, after which the mill was no longer used and slowly but clearly fell into disrepair.
In 1973 the new owner, Mrs. Pel - Meyer, replaced the wooden covering of the hood with one made of reed, to prevent further decay. That in itself was good, but after that nothing happened for a long time: until 1988 the mill stood tailless and with bare rods.
In 1988 it was sold (for ƒ 1.00) to the municipality of Rossum, with a total restoration as a condition. This indeed took place some time later: on December 14, 1991, the mill was festively reopened. Since then the mill has been running and grinding very regularly again.
The most dramatic day in the existence of this mill must have been January 18, 1945: the mill, which was then operating at full sail, suffered no fewer than 11 direct hits. Result: wheel in tatters, escaped damaged, hood broken and holes in the stone hull. Cause of this bombardment: in the winter of 1944/1945, the Waal River was a frontline area between the Germans in the north and the Allies in the south. Immediately after the war, the mill was patched up again, including the powder from the destroyed mill. from Werkendam and the tail of the mill of the Van Ballegooyen family from Gameren, which was blown up by the occupiers on April 23, 1945.
Contrary to popular belief, the Penn upper axle was not replaced during the last restoration.
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