Mill Race Site

Mill Race Site (HM2FZS)

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N 39° 46.41', W 86° 10.715'

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Water power was an important source of energy on the nineteenth-century frontier, and served as a catalyst for economic development in Indianapolis. Settlers built several mills to grind grain and cut wood on Fall Creek, which originally flowed south through what is now the IUPUI campus. To harness the current more effectively, mill owners created a race by straightening the creek and reinforcing its banks with hewn timbers. Early streets along the mill race ran on the diagonal parallel to it. The last remnant can be seen on Beauty Street, two blocks to the west of this site.
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HM NumberHM2FZS
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByIndiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
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Date Added Friday, April 26th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 570347 N 4402941
Decimal Degrees39.77350000, -86.17858333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 46.41', W 86° 10.715'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 46' 24.6" N, 86° 10' 42.9" W
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