Fairview Grist Mill Stones
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brwhiz
N 39° 37.636 W 111° 26.349
12S E 462311 N 4386480
This Historical Marker is mounted on the millstone monument located on the north side of the Peterson Dance Hall at 65 S State Street in Fairview, Utah., Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGNAT
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2013
Views: 3
"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
Marker Name: Fairview Grist Mill Stones
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Sanpete
City: Fairview
Group Responsible for Placement: Cheney Family Association
Date Dedicated: 1965
Web link(s) for additional information:
https://jacobbarlow.com/2020/08/24/first-grist-mill-stones/
Addtional Information: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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