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Encyclopedia > Grist mill

A grist mill is a place where grains are ground into flour.


Usually powered by a convenient source (historically water power from dams or wind power were common sources, present day electric, or fossil fuel sources of power are more common) the basic mechanism is to have a 'run' of stones crushing the grain against a stationary stone, and the chaff and grain are thus broken apart and separated.


See also: sawmills


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The Cedar Creek Grist Mill (284 words)
The south side of the creek has four picnic tables to those fortunate enough to lay claim and allow a great view of the stream, the mill and the covered bridge.
The Cedar Creek Grist Mill Entrance from the North Side
The Cedar Creek Grist Mill is open all year, Saturdays 1:00 to 4:00 and Sundays 2:00 to 4:00.
Leibenguth Grist Mill (2760 words)
Since the mill usually lay in a hollow, the approaches in either direction were sloping which made it necessary to use brakes, so that the dragging and scraping of wagon wheels was a common sound at the old mill.
It lies directly behind the grist mill and house as you look from Birch Dr. Either the house next to the mill was overlooked and William's home was not identified correctly when the atlas was published, or perhaps the house was not a dwelling and instead some sort of outbuilding.
Grist mills have at least one set of grinding stones - one is fixed in place, and the other is the runner stone that is fastened to the shaft that drives the mill.
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