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Jack Tatu Grist Mill Eagle Scout

Saucon Teen Completes Eagle Scout Project at Grist Mill

A Hellertown teenager has attained the rank of Eagle Scout following his completion of a split rail fence project at the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill on W. Walnut Street last summer, […]

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