Mission Mill (and Millstone)

Mission Mill (and Millstone) (HMKJW)

Location: San Antonio, TX 78205 Bexar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 25.568', W 98° 29.183'

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Mills were used to grind grain such as corn or wheat into meal or flour for use as food. The grain was poured into the hopper which funneled it through the eye in the top millstone. Water drove the waterwheel which turned the top millstone. The top millstone (runner) turned against the stationary bottom millstone (bedstone) and ground the grain into meal or flour. Millers were able to adjust the distance between the runner and the bedstone to adjust the courseness
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HM NumberHMKJW
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Placed ByDaughters of the Republic of Texas
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 10:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 549820 N 3255308
Decimal Degrees29.42613333, -98.48638333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 25.568', W 98° 29.183'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 25' 34.08" N, 98° 29' 10.98" W
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Area Code(s)210
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio TX 78205, US
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