Rockton Mill Stones

- 1883 -

In memory of

Van S. Bennett

Arnold Widmer - Frank Widmer

who purchased and used these stones

Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 131 and Lisney Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 131.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Old Mill Stone

Old Mill Stone

From

Woodburn Farm

Presented to

Pandleton Farmers Society

by

Mr. John Frank

Marker is on Exchange Street.

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Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill

Stone's Mill:

The first grist mill on Big Durbin Creek was built about 1813 for John Bruce (d. 1818), a veteran of the American Revolution, who also ran a sawmill and woolen mill here. The present mill, built by slave labor ...

Millstones Long in the Service of Pioneers

[Plaque One:]

These Millstones long in the Service

of our Pioneers dedicated to their memory

by the Edgar County Historical Society

1817 - 1927

[Plaque Two:]

From the Lewis Jones Farm near Nevins

presented to

Edgar County by his son

William Shields Jones, M.D.

of Redmon

1861 - 1949

Marker is on ...

Historic Millstone

From Gilbert's Mill on North Fork River in Ellsworth Park, Danville's first mill

Marker is at the intersection of Lafayette Street and North Gilbert Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street.

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Millstones from Emison Mills

The larger millstone is made from French Buhr cut into wedge-shaped pieces and bound together by a heavy metal loop. A “stand” is made of two similar stones, the “upper stone” rotating on the “nether stone” to grind wheat and ...

Haun's Millstone Commemorative Marker

Mill Stone believed to be from Haun's Mill (1836- ca. 1845)

This relic represents a tragic episode in American Religious history. A testament to an enduring need for greater understanding and tolerance between peoples of differing ideologies, including religious beliefs and ...

Shaker Mill Stone

Period 1837

Found at the site of the Shaker saw mill foundations on Coventry Road adjacent to Shaker Lake. The saw mill, destroyed by fire, was converted to grain milling in 1886 using this stone from the original Shaker grist ...

Mill Stones

From early grist mill owned by Judah Burton. Mill Site located on Colyer Road. Donated to the town by Joseph A. Gregar

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 160 and Colyer Road, on the right when traveling east ...

Houston Mill Millstone

From the Houston Mill built in 1873

Owned by Maj. W.J. Houston

Purchased from Dr. Chapmon Powell

Millstone removed in 1974

Mill site destroyed in 1983

Donated by Joseph Augustine Sams Bond

Moved to Old Courthouse Grounds October 2001 by

Fred Turner – A. S. Turner ...