Peterson Mill Millstone - Glenwood, UT, USA
N 38° 46.464 W 111° 59.483
12S E 413881 N 4292208
This millstone is set into the base of an historical marker for the Glenwood United Order, located at the north end of Glenwood, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMFYMF
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2012
Views: 12
A Daughters of Utah Pioneers monument is located at the north end of Glenwood, Utah on Highway 119. The historical marker is placed on a tall stone pillar. The marker reads:
Glenwood United Order
On October 2, 1874, the Latter-day Saints living in this locality organized a modern order of Enoch called the United Order, established under counsel and instruction of Brigham Young. Families placed their land, cattle, sheep, machinery and all other worldly possessions into the order for the benefit of the group. Archibald T. Oldroyd was chosen President. They built a community sawmill, tannery, gristmill, molasses mill, carding mill, furniture shop and set up other industries. This co-operative project continued until 1881.
Camp Wasatch
Directly below the bronze marker is this large millstone. The millstone has the following hand-lettering on it:
Burr from flour mill built between
1875-1880
During the united order
known as
Peterson Mill
Type of mill: Unknown
What did this millstone make?: Flour
Status of Stone: Public Display
Website containing relating information: [Web Link]
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