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Chadwick's Mill |
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Lometa,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 13' 4.39952999988",
-98° 33' 48.33819"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Famous pioneer sawmill, flour mill, and cotton gin. Built 1874 by Henry A. Chadwick and son Milam. A sturdy oak dam across river supplied power. A millrace chiseled in sandstone channeled water to millstones. Mill and gin house were also sandstone. A fish trap in millrace offered food and sport to customers, who often had to wait several days for a turn at the mill. This scenic spot grew to be a popular resort around 1900, with hotel and dance platform. Attracted hundreds of campers. Change in course of river, 1915, forced mill to be abandoned.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Chadwick's Mill Historical Marker Location Map, Lometa, Texas
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