Alamo Plaza in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mission Mill (and Millstone)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
1. Mission Mill (and Millstone) Marker
Mills were used to grind grain such as corn or wheat into meal or flour for use as food. The grain was poured into the hopper which funneled it through the eye in the top millstone. Water drove the waterwheel which turned the top millstone. The top millstone (runner) turned against the stationary bottom millstone (bedstone) and ground the grain into meal or flour. Millers were able to adjust the distance between the runner and the bedstone to adjust the courseness
Erected by Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 25.568′ N, 98° 29.183′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Alamo Plaza. It can be reached from Alamo Plaza. Marker is under the covered walkway along the east facade of the Long Barrack. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 16-Pound Alamo Cannon (here, next to this marker); Past Lives of the Long Barrack (here, next to this marker); The Alamo
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Also see . . . San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
2. Mission Mill Marker and Millstone
1805 Hospital room at right, beyond millstone.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
3. Mission Millstone
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
4. Mission Millstone Sign
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
5. Mission Mill Drawing on Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,364 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
