Heber C. Kimball Gristmill
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JacobBarlow
N 40° 52.810 W 111° 52.380
12T E 426446 N 4525821
The site was surveyed August 1, 1852 and the mill (largest of its time in Utah) was dedicated May 6, 1853. Built on rock foundation with solid adobe walls trimmed with red sandstone. This burr mill operated until 1892...
Waymark Code: WM26H5
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2007
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The site was surveyed August 1, 1852 and the mill (largest of its time in Utah) was dedicated May 6, 1853. Built on rock foundation with solid adobe walls trimmed with red sandstone. This burr mill operated until 1892, when roller mills replaced this type. For many years Bountiful Ward baptisms took place in the pond south of the mill. Millers, Daniel Davis, George Lincoln, George Winn, Richmond Louder, charles Adcock, Wm. Adcock, Wm. D. Major. Plaque B: Under DUP Marker Bishop Frederick Kesler designed the plans, supervised the construction, installed the machinery. Appleton Harmon was associate machinist, Jesse W. Fox, surveyor.
Marker Name: Heber C. Kimball Gristmill
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
905 S Orchard Drive
BOUNTIFUL
DAVIS County
County: Davis
City: Bountiful
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 9/1937
Marker Number: 25
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1060
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