Dillard Mill State Historic Site

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Dillard Mill State Historic Site
Missouri State Historic Site
Country United States
State Missouri
County Crawford
Elevation 906 ft (276 m) [1]
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1]
Area 131.77 acres (53 ha) [2]
Dedicated 1977 [3]
Management Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Owner L-A-D Foundation
Location in Missouri
Website: Dillard Mill State Historic Site

The Dillard Mill State Historic Site is a privately owned, state-administered property on Huzzah Creek in Crawford County, Missouri that preserves a water-powered gristmill.[4] The 132-acre (53 ha) site has been operated as a state historic site by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under a lease agreement with the L-A-D Foundation since 1975.[5] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[6]

History

A mill was built on Huzzah Creek in 1853 by Francis Wisdom and it was known as the Wisdom Mill. It was destroyed by fire in 1895. The property changed hands, and a new mill, the Mische Mill, was built in 1908. The Mische Mill used an underwater turbine rather than the old waterwheel, and the owners altered the course of the stream and the bluff at the site. The mill was in operation until 1956. It was renamed the Dillard Mill in 1975 when the state took over management of the property. It was dedicated as a historic site in 1977. Restoration of the mill was completed in 1980.[7]

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References

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