I didn’t really consider a mill because of the distance from the foundation to the creek bed. But then again the topography can change a lot in 100 years.

Twin Falls is definitely a park I would recommend for it’s beauty and rich heritage.

Thank you.

Another Local resident who left his mark on what is now Twin Falls State Park was Mario Foley. Around 1892, Foley and John Wyatt built a mill at the falls of the Marsh Fork of Cabin Creek. Local legend has it that Foley had heard that the Indians often traveled to the falls to use its water for medicinal purposes. Foley and Wyatt operated their mill, which had a 28 foot overshot wheel, until about 1920, grinding corn and buckwheat. There is some evidence that the mill and wheel may have been burned by vandals around 1900 and that it was rebuilt with a smaller wheel.

Today, the falls where Foley’s mill stood is known as Foley Falls. Approximately one-quarter mile from Foley Falls is Black Fork Falls. It is these two falls that give the park it’s name. Although these streams are located at relatively high elevations, their water supply is highly dependent upon spring runoff and both falls are generally dry by mid-summer.

The Foley foundation still stands in the park, although it is overgrown with trees and ferns. When the park was being constructed, a mill stone was found in the Marsh Fork near Foley Falls.

A second smaller mill was built and owned by Troy Wadell, slightly upstream from Foley’s mill. Wadell’s mill had an undershot wheel, with pocket in it to hold the water.

Tara Crickenberger,
Assistant Superintendent
Twin Falls Resort State Park
304-294-4000
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I thought I’d go ahead and post another update in this comment. Samson is still doing great and is right in the middle of the he is going to chew on everything phase.

With the way he has been acting lately I’m thinking he wasn’t even six weeks old when we found him. He has since turned into a full blooded puppy determined to investigate and then destroy with teeth, if possible, anything he comes across. He’s learning in one way by knowing my shoes are off limits but he seems to be under the impression that visitors shoes are fair game. Mostly because everybody teases him and lets him untie their shoes for them. He’s extremely playful and so far I have not heard him bark. He has growled a lot but has not yet barked. That is another indication he was younger than six weeks. I’m not sure he realizes just yet he has the ability to bark. I think he tries sometimes but it comes out sounding like somebody stepped on his tail. I find that odd for such a big puppy and funny.