Grain Hopper
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The water wheel turned a shaft which turned the millstones. Grain was put into the hopper and the grain was ground between the two stones. The stones were enclosed in a box. Courtesy of Hopewell Museum.
This file appears in: Ruddell’s Mills
Ruddell’s Mills
Historical Marker #1462 in Bourbon County tells the story of Ruddle's Mill, one of Bourbon County's first industrial districts.
The location of Isaac Ruddell's grist mill, the "mill seat,"…