Eighteenth-Century Grist Mill Site
From 1787 until about 1840 a horse-driven gristmill occupied the triangle of land north of Horsemill Road bounded by the river and Thorofare [sic]. Ten acres were cleared and enclosed as meadows for the mill horses. Equipped with “a pair of Stones 3 feet 3 inches in diameter,” the mill was erected by William Macomb at a cost of 628 British pounds. He also maintained a “Cyder Press” near the shore and a shipping wharf.
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Marker data: Michigan History Center
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