Distillery District Millstone - Toronto, Ontario
Posted by: Metro2
N 43° 39.008 W 079° 21.572
17T E 632294 N 4834322
This millstone is located in the Distillery Historic District in Toronto.
Waymark Code: WMEKT6
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/10/2012
Views: 7
The Distillery Historic District is a complex of galleries, boutiques, cafes, restaurants, art installations, etc. in Toronto.
This millstone is located along one of the alleys and is accompanied by a plaque which reads:
"THIS MILLSTONE
BROUGHT FROM ENGLAND
ON THE SCHOONER KINGSTON TO
THE TOWN OF YORK 1832 WAS USED
FOR GRINDING GRAIN IN THE HISTORIC
WINDMILL OF GOOODERHAM & WORTS
THE WINDMILL STODD 52 FEET
SOUTHWEST BY SOUTH OF THIS POINT
IT WAS THE EASTERN LIMIT OF THE
FAMOUS OLD WINDMILL LINE ON
WHICH THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF THE
CITY OF TORONTO WAS BASED."
Type of mill: Wind Mill
What did this millstone make?: FLOUR
Status of Stone: Public Display
Website containing relating information: Not listed
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