Thompson–Boughton Millstone - St. Croix Falls, WI
N 45° 24.758 W 092° 38.712
15T E 527762 N 5028851
The Thompson–Boughton Mill's millstone is located in a park overlooking the St. Croix Falls in city of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA.
Waymark Code: WMEEA0
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2012
Views: 8
According to a small plaque attached to a marker above the millstone, the millstone was found and preserved by Dr. Fred Riegel, who donated it to this historical display.
The inscription on the marker reads:
Thompson–Boughton Mill
1878 – 1914
This millstone is the last remnant of the flour mill that operated on the river bank a half-mile to the south. Power was provided by the stream that now tumbles down a rocky slope on the north boundary of the Wisconsin Interstate Park.
Pieces of chert, a quartz-like stone mined in Germany, are tightly secured by a metal band to form this millstone. Four feet in diameter, the mill stone weighs about 1,500 pounds.
Sponsored by the St. Croix Falls Historical Society
In Cooperation with the City of St. Croix Falls
1998
Type of mill: Water Mill
What did this millstone make?: Flour
Status of Stone: Public Display
Website containing relating information: [Web Link]
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