Forbes Flour Mill
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N 37° 13.322 W 121° 58.840
10S E 590433 N 4119990
The remnants of what used to be a four story stone flour mill. Unfortunately, the waterwheel is long gone.
Waymark Code: WMCXE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2006
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According to the plaque on site: "James Alexander Forbes, Scottish Immigrant and Enterprising Buisnessman, boldly began building this gristmill in 1850. Forbes Mill was producing wheat flour from crops harvested int he the southern San Jose area by December of 1855. Ebbing water supplies and increasing debts caused Mr. Forbes to sell his mill including 2,000 acres toGustave Touchard on December 6, 1858. The headwater was raised 200 feet and a turbine replaced the old waterwheel in 1870. Settlements which thrived on the surrounding lands became known as "Forbestown" and renamed "Los Gatos" in 1887."
Current Status: Still In Use
Current Use: The building houses a museum
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