Powder-Grinding Wheels - Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County marker no. 15 - Powder-Grinding Wheels
Waymark Code: WM8VE
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2006
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Powder-Grinding Wheels
These wheels used by the Confederacy to grind gunpowder at Augusta, Ga., in 1863-1864 were made in Woolwich, England, and were shipped on the blockade runner “Spray,” via Mobile. After the war, Gen. Miles purchased them for use at Sycamore Powder Mills, Cheatham County. They were exhibited at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897.
Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
No. 15 Erected 1969
Marker reads the same on both sides.