Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mill Race Site
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 20, 2019
1. Mill Race Site Marker
Inscription.
Mill Race Site. . Water power was an important source of energy on the nineteenth-century frontier, and served as a catalyst for economic development in Indianapolis. Settlers built several mills to grind grain and cut wood on Fall Creek, which originally flowed south through what is now the IUPUI campus. To harness the current more effectively, mill owners created a race by straightening the creek and reinforcing its banks with hewn timbers. Early streets along the mill race ran on the diagonal parallel to it. The last remnant can be seen on Beauty Street, two blocks to the west of this site.
Water power was an important source of energy on the nineteenth-century frontier, and served as a catalyst for economic development in Indianapolis. Settlers built several mills to grind grain and cut wood on Fall Creek, which originally flowed south through what is now the IUPUI campus. To harness the current more effectively, mill owners created a race by straightening the creek and reinforcing its banks with hewn timbers. Early streets along the mill race ran on the diagonal parallel to it. The last remnant can be seen on Beauty Street, two blocks to the west of this site.
Erected 2007 by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
Location. 39° 46.41′ N, 86° 10.715′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Barnhill Drive (Route Barnhil) and West Vermont Street, on the right when traveling north on Barnhill Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1113 West Vermont Street, Indianapolis IN 46202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Indiana's Mazzini (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The College Inn Site
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo1. submitted on April 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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