"The work of beautifying Ithaca gorges under the fund left to Cornell by the late Col. Henry W. Sackett for that purpose has reached a new development in landscaping at the foot of Ithaca Falls.
Razing the old Fall Creek Mill not only opened up a new vista of the picturesque falls, pleasing to motorists approaching on East Falls Street, but made possible an extension of the scenic improvement program which is being carried out in the two campus gorges by C. R. Cooley, landscape architect with the University Department of Buildings and Grounds.
Where stood the historic but unsightly Fall Creek Mill, those who pass are now becoming aware of a pleasant little park more in keeping with the environment of the falls. The space has been graded for planting, and is set off by low copings of native stone masonry.
Older inhabitants remember the old Fall Creek Milling Company, owned by A. M. Hull, a mill which ground out Hull's Superlative, reputed to be the finest flour in this part of the state. Mr. Hull had purchased the mill from H.C. Walbridge, who erected the building in 1854. Since Mr. Hull's retirement, the building and grounds had fallen into decadence...."

Source

"View of Ithaca Falls Gains Beautify from Landscape Work On Site of Fall Creek Mill," Ithaca Journal, August 17, 1932, 5.

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