[3] It was rebuilt and leased to (and later bought by) James F. Wade, and put back into use in November 1882.

The mill grinds flour using millstones and a 21-foot overshot water wheel.

The flour is shipped to restaurants and livestock farmers.

Nearby and also part of the Kennedy-Wade's Mill Historic District are the miller's house and other houses and outbuildings structures forming the small mill community.

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