Clarendon Falls
About
This spot is just south of Clarendon’s main intersection at 237 and 31A. It is by a park that was once the site of Farwell's Mills, where Clarendon's first white settler, Eldred Farwell, built the first mills in Clarendon, with a saw mill in 1811 and a grist mill in 1813.
Farwell found his way to Clarendon by accident. He was looking for a lost horse and followed a trail along the bank of Sandy Creek in 1810. He stumbled upon the waterfall and recognized it as a source for powering a mill.
Farwell purchased 210 acres the following year and relocated his wife and five children to the area, and constructed a grist mill. A mill owner was critical to the survival of the early pioneers, with the mill grinding corn and wheat into flour.
Farwell was a key leader in the community, serving as town supervisor, the first postmaster and also as a judge.
Pets are allowed on a leash and there is an open pavilion with picnic tables and bench next to falls.
Park and pavilion can be reserved.