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Millstone

 
 
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
1. Millstone Marker
Inscription. First gristmill on the Little Mahoning Creek used for grinding grain in the early 1800's was owned and operated by St. Clair Hurd.
1933 - W.P.A. set millstone on present site.
June 9, 1993 - restored by Rex Hurd and Carl Kendra.
September, 1998 - restored by "Frog" Shank and Friends.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1993.
 
Location. 40° 49.754′ N, 78° 56.328′ W. Marker is near Rossiter, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is at the intersection of East Creek Road (Pennsylvania Route 1038) and Church Road, on the right when traveling east on East Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rossiter PA 15772, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rossiter Strike Injunction (approx. 4.6 miles away); Linton Park (approx. 7.1 miles away); Groundhog Day (approx. 7.1 miles away); Charles J. Margiotti (approx. 7.9 miles away); Rich Kuntz Memorial Field (approx. 7.9 miles away); Thomas R. Johnston (approx. 7.9 miles away); Presby MacPhil (approx. 8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away).
 
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Millstone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
2. Millstone Marker
Millstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
3. Millstone
Photo of millstone
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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