Rocky Hill in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Butler Grist Mill
1775
Photographed by Conrad Ward, May 25, 2025
1. Butler Grist Mill Marker
Deacon Simeon Butler and his partners Josiah Curtis and Burrage Merriam built a grist mill here at Dividend Brook close to Middletown Road, now Route 99.
The grist mill was rebuilt fifty years later by Captain Butler, Simeon's son.
For a year or two prior to 1861, Fredrick R. Butler made pen-handles and did some other small jobs in wood-turning at this mill.
The mill was demolished about 1880.
Some stonework from Butler's grist mill dam is still intact as is the holding pond which it created. Everything else is gone.
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Butler Grist Mill, date unknown
Dividend - Rocky Hill's First Industrial Complex, by June Cooke
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 41° 38.446′ N, 72° 38.719′ W. Marker is in Rocky Hill in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Pleasant Valley Road. Located in Dividend Pond Archaeological District. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rocky Hill CT 06067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Butler Saw Mill (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Butler and Sugden Dam and Sluiceway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Butler and Sugden Shear Factory
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Photographed by Conrad Ward, May 25, 2025
2. Butler Grist Mill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
