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6 unusual facts about Millstone


Bachman-Wilson House

The Bachman Wilson house, in Millstone, New Jersey was originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954 for Abraham Wilson and his first wife, Gloria Bachman.

Long Causeway

By the 18th century carts had replaced many of the packhorses and were transporting many goods including, oil, hardware good, barrels of tar, hogsheads of treacle, glue from Manchester, lead and small grinding stones.

Millstone

Derbyshire Peak stones of grey Millstone Grit, cut from one piece, used for grinding barley; imitation Derbyshire Peak stones are used as decorative signposts at the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.

Millstone, New Jersey

Charles Titus (1838-1921), Union Army soldier who was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War.

Narborough Watermill

There is a horizontal mainshaft that once drove 6 pairs of stones, although there are only five that now survive.The mill race still flows through under the building.

Tarasp

Primitive grinding stones known as Schalensteine or Hexensteine were found in the Tarasp area.


Boroughbridge

The stones are of millstone grit, probably quarried from Plompton, the closest source of this material.

Chapel-en-le-Frith

To the north lie the Dark Peak highlands, which are made up of millstone grit and are heather-covered, rugged and bleak.

Huby, Harrogate

A rocky outcrop known as Almscliffe Crag is about one mile north-west of the village; it is formed from millstone grit and is very popular with climbers and boulderers.

Millstone Hill Observatory

Millstone Hill Observatory is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology atmospheric sciences research centre in Westford, Massachusetts.

Prince Albert Radar Laboratory

For this event, a recorded message by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was to be broadcast from the Millstone Hill site, reflected off the Moon, and received at PARL.

Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love

A Groovy Griot Film In Association with 57th & Irving Productions, the film was executive produced by Edward Tyler Nahem, Jennifer Millstone, Patrick Morris, Jack Turner, Kathryn Tucker, and Miklos C.Vasarhelyi, and co-produced by Sarah Price, Gwyn Welles, Scott Duncan, and Hugo Berkeley.


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