Golden Gate Mill Stones

Golden Gate Mill Stones (HM1CIM)

Location: Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 Brown County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 23.722', W 94° 43.525'

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Millstones of Golden Gate, Minnesota

The mill, built in 1867 by John Heimerdinger, was down 1/4 mile from Golden Gate on the Ruhe-Heim Creek. It was powered by a pond kept full by many wells, dug by hand. Wheat was ground by stones into flour and feed.

The grinding stones were donated by the
E. W. Kolbe Family
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

November 13, 1999
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HM NumberHM1CIM
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Year Placed1999
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Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 3:52pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 362587 N 4917234
Decimal Degrees44.39536667, -94.72541667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 23.722', W 94° 43.525'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 23' 43.32" N, 94° 43' 31.50" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 29750 MN-4, Sleepy Eye MN 56085, US
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