March 2017 • Volume 59, No. 6
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Ohio’s mills give visitors a glimpse into history
ALSO INSIDE Adding power to the grid The most important meal of the day Chestnut: An American comeback?
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DID YOU KNOW? There were over 1,861 buhrstone mills in Ohio in 1840, according to D.W. Garber's 1970 book, Waterwheels and Millstones: A History of Ohio Gristmills and Milling. Of those, 536 were flour mills, and 1,325 were gristmills. By 1922, there were only 94 water-powered mills.
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In this issue: Kelleys Island (p. 10) Columbus (p. 14) Toledo (p. 24) Clifton (p. 27) Youngstown (p. 28)
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