Bridgewater Center in Williams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Millstone Used in Mill

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 18, 2020

1. First Millstone Used in Mill Marker

Inscription.

First millstone used in mill
Built 1844 west of bridge by Riley Parker Benjiman Vancourt and Richard Whittington
Also used in Waldenmeyer Mill 1852 one half mile east.
Wms. Co. Historical Society
1960

Erected 1960 by Williams County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 41° 39.47′ N, 84° 37.872′ W. Marker is in Bridgewater Center, Ohio, in Williams County. It is at the intersection of County Route 10 and County Route P50, on the left when traveling north on County Route 10. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montpelier OH 43543, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer (approx. 4.1 miles away); In 1842, On Or Near This Spot (approx. 4.3 miles away); Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Pioneer 9-11 Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Pioneer Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Copperbelly Water Snake Habitat Restoration (approx. 4.8 miles away); Dr. Paul Allman Siple (approx. 5 miles away); Montpelier Town Hall (approx. 5 miles away).

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 18, 2020

2. First Millstone Used in Mill Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 18, 2020

3. First Millstone Used in Mill Marker

The marker is near the Methodist Episcopal Church.

First Millstone Used in Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 18, 2020

4. First Millstone Used in Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.