 In 1809 , Richard and Israel Inman constructed a gristmill at the foot of Solomon 's Falls . It was converted to a house in 1833 and destroyed in 1850 . A gristmill on the creek in Hanover Township had been built by 1812 and was run by George Mesinger . It was destroyed in 1840 . In 1845 , William Petty constructed the gristmill called Petty Mill in Hanover Township . This mill burned down in 1887 . The Wyoming Division Canal , which was constructed in the 1830s , started at Solomon Creek . Construction of the Ashley Planes in the Solomon Creek gap began in 1837 . They were used until 1848 . An iron @-@ producing forge operated on the creek in Ashley until 1839 . There was also a sawmill on it until 1839 . A powder mill operated on Solomon Creek , but was replaced with a brewery by 1885 . A slaughterhouse discharged its waste into the creek in the early 20th century . The creek was used as the water supply for the Huber Breaker from the 1930s to the 1970s . The Wilkes @-@ Barre and Hazleton Railway passed over Solomon Creek . 
