Mill Stones

from the "Red Mill" on Whitewater River, north of Brownsville, Indiana prior to 1848

Marker is at the intersection of South Market Street and West Seminary Street (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Millstones

A Precious Commodity

These millstones were used to grind wheat and corn into flour. Glendale oral histories tell us that in 1870 these burrs, as they were called, were brought here from Toquerville, Utah, 100 miles away.

Histories written about this area ...