| Marker Number |
797 |
| Atlas Number |
5281000797 |
| Marker Title |
Chadwick's Mill |
| Index Entry |
Chadwick's Mill |
| Address |
US 190 |
| City |
Lometa |
| County |
Lampasas |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
541606 |
| UTM Northing |
3453798 |
| Subject Codes |
mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Lometa, take Highway 190 about 9 miles west (east side of Colorado River Bridge) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(Site three miles north) 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. (1970) |
