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Carthage in Miner County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Flour Mill

 
 
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1. Flour Mill Marker
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Carthage Roller Mill - Built 1885
Powered by Redstone Creek

Daily Capacity: 125 barrels
Cream of Dakota - Silver Moon - Golden Leaf
Burned to Ground.....01-24-1910
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
 
Location. 44° 10.418′ N, 97° 42.755′ W. Marker is in Carthage, South Dakota, in Miner County. It is on 425th Avenue 0.3 miles north of East Harris Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 W Hoyt St, Carthage SD 57323, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carthage Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Coughlin House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Esmond United Methodist Church (approx. 6.8 miles away); Argonne (approx. 7.9 miles away); Ghost Town of Argonne (approx. 11.1 miles away); The Crash of the Flying Sioux (approx. 12.1 miles away); KELO-LAND Centennial Gold Rush (approx. 13½ miles away); Harvey Dunn, N.A. (approx. 13½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carthage.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fedora Independent Consolidated School District No. 1 (was approx. 12.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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June 26, 2025
2. Flour Mill Marker, from the north
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2025. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2025. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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