[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[Grant Brians]

The loss of local mills and elevators and other agricultural 
infrastructure is a real loss. I hope that we can help that loss not 
occur as a force for recognition of the value of the history of our 
country (whichever country each list member is in whether the USA or 
Canada or Australia or Uruguay or).... Here in California most of the 
state would not have had a mill that was water operated as our 
eco-system is not set up for that. But there are/were other power 
sources. I bought a corn sheller a couple of years ago for our popcorn 
that we grow - old enough that it was hand powered! Actually, the seed 
cleaner is currently hand powered too - 1911 vintage Clipper.
                Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of 
vegetables, edible flowers, herbs, nuts and fruit

On 12/21/2016 2:55 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> David there is an old grist mill on an actual mill pond
> near here in the town of Trenton.  Al Jones is well familiar with it.
> A couple of years ago they started fixing it back up after the state
> repaired the dam when a hurricane washed it partly out.  The mill stones
> are installed now and they are running it with electric motors, just a few
> days
> a year for special occasions.  I think they are working on repairing the
> water
> wheel from what I can see in passing by but I'm not sure.  I hope they are.
> I know we were talking about feed mills not grist mills but I wanted to pass
> that along.
>
> Here’s a link to it with a picture and some information.  I didn't read the
> page just sending the
> link along.  I don't know if it's current info or not.
>
> http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/9448
>
> It's a beautiful place.  The mill pond has cypress trees growing in it
> around the edges opposite the mill.
>
> Charlie