Millstones

Millstones (HMR3A)

Location: Kanab, UT 84741 Kane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 19.22', W 112° 35.874'

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A Precious Commodity

These millstones were used to grind wheat and corn into flour. Glendale oral histories tell us that in 1870 these burrs, as they were called, were brought here from Toquerville, Utah, 100 miles away.

Histories written about this area report that when James Leithead refounded Glendale in 1872, he brought with him "the gristmill machinery he had used on the Muddy River," about 175 miles southwest. Considering the effort needed to transport these heavy objects, they must have been very important to hungry settlers.
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HM NumberHMR3A
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Placed ByBureau of Land Management
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 2:44am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 358418 N 4131606
Decimal Degrees37.32033333, -112.59790000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 19.22', W 112° 35.874'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 19' 13.20" N, 112° 35' 52.44" W
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Area Code(s)435
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 130 N Main St, Kanab UT 84741, US
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