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Archibald Mill

Rice County · U. S. highway 65, at Cannon River Bridge, Dundas · location approximate

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On the west side of the island in Cannon River opposite this point, John S. and George Archibald built a stone flour mill in 1857. By using improved middlings purifiers and slow careful grinding, a superior grade of hard wheat patent flour was produced. The improved processes were later introduced in the Minneapolis mills.

Verbatim 1940 text, presented as a historical record, not current interpretation. Minnesota now calls the 1862 conflict the U.S.-Dakota War and has since replaced the wording on some of these signs.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project, Work Projects Administration, Guide to Historic Markers Erected by the State Highway Department Cooperating with the Minnesota Historical Society (1940)

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