Pickwick Millstones – Winona, MN
N 43° 58.822 W 091° 29.791
15T E 620580 N 4870790
These millstones are on display in the Pickwick Flour Mill in rural Winona.
Waymark Code: WMRMBF
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2016
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These millstones are on display in the Pickwick Flour Mill in rural Winona. They are examples of rare French stones; a label tells more about them:
“French Millstones. This pair of 45” diameter stones and this extremely rare monolithic Behr Runner millstone are used here to demonstrate the earliest period of milling in Minn.
Originally used to grind wheat, the best millstones came from France.
These millstones were donated to Pickwick Mill by Mark Pace of State Mills in Boston, Virginia, in 1998.”
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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