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| Directions: from Lometa, take Highway 190 about 9 miles west (east side of Colorado River Bridge) | |
| Marker #: 5281000797 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1970 | |
| Size, type: 18 x 28" Subject | |
| Last reported condition: Faded; Refinish/local effort | |
| Chadwick's Mill - Famous pioneer sawmill, flour mill, and cotton gin. Built 1874 by Henry A. Chadwick and son Milam. A sturdy oak dam across river supplied power. A millrace chiseled in sandstone channeled water to millstones. Mill and gin house were also sandstone. A fish trap in millrace offered food and sport to customers, who often had to wait several days for a turn at the mill. This scenic spot grew to be a popular resort around 1900, with hotel and dance platform. Attracted hundreds of campers. Change in course of river, 1915, forced mill to be abandoned. | |
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Decimal degrees: N 31.217893 W -98.563427
Degrees, minutes: N 31 13.074 W 098 33.806 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 541583, Northing 3453832 |
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