Old
Mill Farm is centered in a multitude
of tourist attractions! If you need additional
reasons to visit our farm and horses, the following
attractions should be more than enough!
Places
of Interest
Kentuck
Knob (Driving
time from Old Mill - 5 minutes)
Another
Frank Llyod Wright creation! This house was
originally designed for the Hagan Family. (Hagan
Ice cream) This house, not unlike others of
Wright's creations, follows the principles of
organic architecture. It is now privatly owned
by Lord Palumbo. Make
arrangements to visit here.
Laurel
Caverns (Driving
time from Old Mill - 15 minutes)
The largest
cavern in PA! See
their site here.
Fallingwater
(Driving time from Old Mill - 20 minutes)
Fallingwater
was probably Frank Lloyd Wright's most recognized
pieces of work, and rightfully so. This house,
originally designed for the Kaufmanns in the
late 1930's, was architecturally, decades ahead
of designs at that time! Visit
their website here.
Historic
Sites
Fort
Necessity (Driving
time from Old Mill - 5 minutes)
This historic
battle took place in 1754 and was the begining
of the French and Indian War. To
learn more visit their website.
Braddock's
Grave (Driving
time from Old Mill - 5 minutes)
Braddock
was the commander-in-chief of all British forces
in North America during the French and Indian
War. He was wounded in battle and was burried
in a hidden grave under the Braddock Road, that
his troups had built. Even after the war came
to an end, the Braddock Road, now known as The
National Road, or Route 40, remained a main
road. In the early 1800's workers found human
remains in the road. Assuming the remains were
General Braddock's they reburied the remains
where the Braddock's Grave Marker is now today.
Read
more here.
Flight
93 Memorial (Driving
time from Old Mill - 1 hour 30 minutes)
On September
11, 2001, an effort was made by the crew and
passengers on that flight to stop a planned
attack on the Nation's Capital. Flight 93 went
down in Sommerset County PA. This land and building
memorializes those who gave their lives to save
others. Flight
93 Website.
Recommended
Lodging
The
Historic Stone House (driving
time from Old Mill - 5 minutes)
Nemacolin
Woodlands (driving
time from Old Mill - 10 minutes)
Hampton
Inn Uniontown (driving
time from Old Mill - 15 minutes)
Seven
Springs (driving
time from Old Mill - 35 minutes)
