Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill, High Street Vicinity, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV
Summary
Significance: An example of an early 18th century grist mill which continued to meet local and regional needs into the 20th century. Modifications of its machinery kept pace with innovations in milling technology until economic factors led to its decline.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8
Survey number: HAER WV-5
Building/structure dates: ca. 1739 Initial Construction
Tags
flour mills
shepherdstown w va
shepherd
thomas shepherd
grist
mill
grist mill
high
high street vicinity
shepherdstown
jefferson county
thomas jefferson
west virginia
historic american engineering record
photo
thomas shepherd grist mill
ultra high resolution
high resolution
18th century
united states history
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Shepherdstown (W. Va.)
,
39.43010, -77.80416
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html