Drinkwater & Schriver Mill

Drinkwater & Schriver Mill
North side of mill next to Cottonwood River (2012)
Drinkwater & Schriver Mill is located in Kansas
Drinkwater & Schriver Mill
Location within Kansas
LocationFirst St & Main St
Cedar Point, Kansas 66843 USA
Coordinates38°15′42″N 96°49′10″W / 38.261667°N 96.819444°W / 38.261667; -96.819444
Built1875
NRHP reference No.06001166
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2006
Mill in 2024

Drinkwater & Schriver Mill, also known as Cedar Point Mill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2006. It is located in Cedar Point, Kansas, United States, in the heart of the Flint Hills.

History

In 1867, a log dam was built across the Cottonwood River, and a wooden-frame mill was constructed for sawing lumber. The following year (1868) it was converted to grind flour and named Cedar Point Mill.

In 1870, the name was changed to Drinkwater & Schriver Mill. In 1871, construction of the current stone structure was started. In 1875, the building was completed. It used stone burrs to grind corn and wheat into flour, with a capacity of 75 barrels per day. In 1884, the log dam was replaced by a stone dam.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cedar Point Mill NRHP Application; National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Mill History; Drinkwater & Schriver Mill Inc.

Further reading

Official
National Park Service (NPS)
Kansas Historical Society (KHS)
Articles