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unusual facts about grist mill



Doaktown, New Brunswick

Robert Doak was able to purchase a large amount of the original land grant and built a farm and grist mill on the property.

Ontario Highway 7A

Lake Scugog was created when William Purdy and his sons dammed the Scugog River in Lindsay (Upstream from the current dam and locks) in 1834 to power his grist mill.


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Adelphi Records

The label name was crafted by Rosenthal to "suggest" a combination of the Greek oracle, nearby Adelphi, Maryland, as well as a tip of the hat to a John Fahey song, "The Downfall of the Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill".

Dublin, Missouri

Today all that remains to mark the existence of the community is a single residence, a large MFA Oil propane storage tank, a few dead-end driveways to former residences, and foundation remnants along Coon Creek marking the former location of the local grist mill.

Jessup's Mill

Jessup Mill is an 102-year-old grist mill, standing on the banks of the Dan River, in the community of Collinstown in northwest Stokes County, North Carolina.