Archibold Gardner Mill
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brwhiz
N 40° 40.024 W 111° 54.534
12T E 423176 N 4502196
This marker is on the northeast corner of 4800 South and Sunstone Road in Taylorsville.
Waymark Code: WME95N
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2012
Views: 9
[Photograph of Mill]
A water powered burr mill was
constructed here in 1880.
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It was later converted to one of the
first and finest roller mills in the valley.
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Built by Archibald Gardner.
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Owned and operated by the
Bennion Family of Taylorsville.
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Destroyed by fire in 1909.
[A separate plaque below the main marker]
Erected by
Sons of the Utah Pioneers
Taylorsvill/Bennion Chapter
1994-1995
Marker Name: Bennion Mill
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Salt Lake
City: Taylorsville
Group Responsible for Placement: Sons of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 1995
Marker Number: 73
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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