First Grist Mill Stones ~ Fairview, Utah
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 37.636 W 111° 26.349
12S E 462311 N 4386480
These Millstones are located on the north side of the Peterson Dance Hall at 65 S State Street in Fairview, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGNAM
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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"These are the mill stones from the first grist mill in this area"

It was built in 1863 by Elam Cheney, Sr. a pioneer of 1847. At the request of President Brigham Young he quarried & shaped the stones & moved them & his family to Fairview where he also blacksmithed the iron & carpentered the wood.
The stones were turned by an overshot water wheel with water from the Sanpitch River.
By the Cheney Family Association - 1965
Type of mill: Water Mill

What did this millstone make?: Flour

Status of Stone: Public Display

Website containing relating information: Not listed
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