Milford High School - Eagle Yearbook (Milford, NE)

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A monument of work well done. There stands the old stone mill. The sentinel of time is he, Undaunted, faithful still — — Isla Paschal Richardson A riverstream and an old mill. Makes a picturesque scene, doesn’t it? A fine subject for a song. (Remember “Down By the Old Mill Stream ?) A romantic spot on a cool summer evening. A nice picture for a magazine advertisement. How about the setting for the beginning of a town?

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1978 Eagle DAYS GONE BY Milford High School Milford, Nebraska

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 Such was the case, over a century ago, when the west was still wild, and our midland plains were slowly being settled. A venturesome pio- neer by the name of J. L. Davison happened to discover a ford, or a shallow part in the Blue River. Since bridges were not plentiful in those sparsely settled areas, and pioneer traffic found it necessary to get to the other side of this great stream of water, a ford in the river was the most convenient place to cross. As this location became more popular and travelled upon, settlers preferred to remain there, and assembled themselves into a community. Situated in a fertile farming valley, with the river as an ideal source of power, the settlers erected a mill. This prospering community then became known as none other than Milford.