Vineland in Lincoln in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Andrew Dean - Grist Mill

1856

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 4, 2026

1. Andrew Dean - Grist Mill Marker

Inscription. On this site in 1856, Andrew Dean built the largest grist mill in Lincoln County. Grist mills, where grain was ground into flour, were an important part of early settlement. Because settlers had little cash, the miller took every tenth bushel of grain as his payment.

This mill was an impressive 5 stories high, built with flat field stones and used six mill stones imported from France at a cost of $440 each, a fortune in 1856. The mill ran for 66 years, providing settler, with a market for the surplus crops they were able to grow as they cleared their land of trees.

Thus the Town of Lincoln established itself as a prospering centre of agriculture. Today people enjoy golfing where millstones once turned and farmers once gathered.

Erected by Town of Lincoln.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 43° 7.25′ N, 79° 24.823′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Vineland. It is on Yonge Street 0.1 kilometers south of Cherry Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 3814 Yonge Street, Lincoln ON L0R 2C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mountain Mennonite Church And Cemetery - Circa 1843 (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Mountain Mennonite Cemetery Circa 1843 (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Campden Public School 1875 - 2013 (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Campden Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church and Campden Public School (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Campden Trinity Evangelical United Brethern Church 1872 - 2006 (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Ford (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); H.W. Moyer-Humphrey House Circa 1870 (approx. 2.3

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 4, 2026

2. Andrew Dean - Grist Mill Marker

Centre of photo

kilometers away); Ball's Grist-Mill (approx. 2.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 23 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.