Oldest Mill in Michigan Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/4/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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The Dowagiac Creek gave the city its start when William Renesten established his carding mill in 1831. Two years later he dammed the creek to create the millpond, still to be seen at the edge of the city limits on M-62 East. In 1833 his grist mill was built. It was sold to Holmes Spaulding the following year. Spaulding also built a saw mill at the same time. Settlers wishing to live close to the mills began to settle in the area.



Horace Colby purchased the grist mill in the 1860s. It was known as the upper mill. Colby also owned another grist mill, a quarter mile downstream, known as the lower mill. Today, it is owned by Mennel Milling Company, which is the oldest mill in Michigan still in operation on its original site.



You are seeking a very small micro. Because of the vulnerable nature of the hide, I used some urban camo to keep it from getting muggled. Please use stealth when looking for it and replace it exactly as found

The log is small so sign with initial only please.



This geocache was place and is maintained by a MiGO member.


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