Pioneer Mills of Cache County

Cache Valley's first flour came from two grist mills, both built in 1860 — one at Wellsville by Daniel Hill, the other at Millville by Esias Edwards and Leroy Kent. The millstones were the catch: the first burrstones, quarried at Black Rock on the Great Salt Lake, proved too soft to grind against, so hard French stone had to be shipped in from an ocean away. The stones set in this monument were fished out of the old millponds in 1929, saved from the mud as relics of the valley's first harvests.

What the plaque says

In 1860 two grist mills were built and operated in this valley. One at Wellsville by Daniel P. Hill and the other at Millville by Esias Edwards and Leroy Kent. The first burrstones obtained from Black Rock, Utah proved to be too soft for grinding so some were imported from France. The stones embodied in the monument were salvaged from the respective millponds by Nicholas W. Crookston in 1929 and given to the

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Logan — 0.2 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley
• American West Heritage Center — 4.5 mi
  A living history farm spanning 160 acres of Cache Valley
• Hyrum State Park — 6.9 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Wellsville Mountains — 9.1 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height

More markers nearby

• The First Settlers of Logan — steps away
• Logan Temple Marker — steps away
• Cache Valley — steps away
• Pioneer Memories of 1866 — steps away