This millstone is stiuated stangely in a lawn in the town of Brookeville (mentioned before as the Capital for the day that president Madison fled Washington) . According to a nearby sign, it weighs almost two tons and belonged to “Newlins Mill.” After the stone was taken out of service in the 1880′s, it was actually moved to a park in Olney, which is a few miles away. There’s no mention of why it was moved, but that’s where it ended up. In 2001 someone discovered it there in Olney and they actualy began what seems to be an extremely thorough examination of its origins. After finding out that the stone was from a mill in Brookeville, they then brought the two ton stone back as close as they could to where the original mill was.
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1 TJD // Nov 2, 2009 at 11:09 PM
How do you know all this stuff??
2 Jeff // Nov 3, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Ha, good question. In this case, I read about it on a sign next to the mill stone. I am now an avid reader of all historic road signs. A lot of the time, I take a picture of something becasue it interests me and then I research it later. It’s a mixed bag.
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