Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Rock Flour Millstone
Photographed by Alan M. Perrie, December 8, 2018
1. Rock Flour Millstone Marker
used waterpower from the creek to turn large stone wheels
that ground wheat into flour.
Water-powered gristmills have been in use since the time of the
Roman Empire.
Erected by Golden History.org.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 45.361′ N, 105° 13.462′ W. Marker is in Golden, Colorado, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from 10th Street 0.1 miles west of Washington Ave.. The marker is found on the Clear Creek Trail 0.1 mile west of Washington Ave and in back of the Golden History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Golden CO 80401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Down by the Old Mill Stream (within shouting distance of this marker); Castle Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado National Guard Armory (within shouting distance of this marker); Guggenheim Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); What's that "M"? (within shouting distance of this marker); First Resident/Agriculturalist
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Also see . . .
1. Millstone (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 15, 2018, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut.)
2. Rock Flour Millstone. (Submitted on December 15, 2018, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Alan M. Perrie, December 8, 2018
2. The millstone for the Rock Flour Mill.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2018, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2018, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
