Drinkwater & Schriver Mill

Drinkwater & Schriver Mill
North side of mill next to Cottonwood River (2012)
Drinkwater & Schriver Mill is located in Kansas
Drinkwater & Schriver Mill
Location within the state of Kansas
LocationFirst St & Main St
Cedar Point, Kansas 66843 USA
Coordinates38°15′42″N 96°49′10″W / 38.261667°N 96.819444°W / 38.261667; -96.819444
Built1875 [2]
NRHP reference No.06001166 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2006

Drinkwater & Schriver Mill, also known as Cedar Point Mill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2006. It is located in Cedar Point, Kansas, United States.[2]

History

In 1867, a log dam was built across the Cottonwood River, and a wooden-frame mill was constructed for sawing lumber. The following year (1868) it was converted to grind flour and named Cedar Point Mill.[2][3]

In 1870, the name was changed to Drinkwater & Schriver Mill. In 1871, construction of the current stone structure was started. In 1875, the building was completed. It used stone burrs to grind corn and wheat into flour, with a capacity of 75 barrels per day. In 1884, the log dam was replaced by a stone dam.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Cedar Point Mill NRHP Application; National Park Service.
  3. ^ a b Mill History; Drinkwater & Schriver Mill Inc.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Chase County, Kansas
  • History of the Mill at Cedar Point, Kansas; Harvey E. Brunner; Chase County Historical Society; Date Unknown.
  • Chase County Leader (newspaper): July 14, 1871; Sep 22, 1871; June 10, 1875; Dec 23, 1875.
  • Chase County Historical Sketches: Vol I; Chase County Historical Society, 1940.
  • Chase County Historical Sketches: Vol II; Chase County Historical Society, 1949.
  • Chase County Centennial 1872-1972; 1972.
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