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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: October 26, 2023
Caption: The Duke’s Mill facade stone
Additional Description: Below the graphic is written in Latin: Machina braxandis exurgo structa farinis . Which as noted on the marker, translates to: Built as a malt mill, I rise upward. However, it can also be read as a “chronogram”, where the emphasized letters are recognized as Roman numerals - MaChIna braXanDIs eXUrgo strUCta farInIs - MCIXDIXVVCII - which according to various sources, equals the year 1734, the year the mill was renovated.
Submitted: November 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p762667
File Size: 4.177 Megabytes

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