Wolcott Mill

Wolcott Mill (HM1N88)

Location: Ray, MI 48096 Macomb County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 46.006', W 82° 55.634'

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Wolcott Mill is among the oldest mills in Michigan. Built in the mid-1840s by the Arad Freeman family, early Macomb County settlers. It passed through several owners before Frederick Wolcott purchased it in 1878. The Wolcott family upgraded the business as technology changed. In 1881, the breastshot waterwheel was replaced by a turbine. The millstones where changed to more efficient metal rollers in 1890 and again improved in 1917. Waterpower was used until the mill closed, but it was supplemented by electric power in the 1920s. Declining business caused the Wolcott family to sell the mill in 1967. The Huron-Clinton Metroparks acquired the mill in 1979 for use as an historic interpretive site.
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HM NumberHM1N88
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Marker NumberL2234
Year Placed2012
Placed ByMichigan Historical Commission-Michigan Historical Center
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, August 24th, 2015 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 342319 N 4736716
Decimal Degrees42.76676667, -82.92723333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 46.006', W 82° 55.634'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 46' 0.36" N, 82° 55' 38.04" W
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Area Code(s)586
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 63841 Wolcott Rd, Ray MI 48096, US
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