Details for Voca Waterwheel Mill
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5307005658
Data
| Marker Number | 5658 |
| Atlas Number | 5307005658 |
| Marker Title | Voca Waterwheel Mill |
| Index Entry | Voca Waterwheel Mill |
| Address | |
| City | Voca |
| County | McCulloch |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 480058 |
| UTM Northing | 3430994 |
| Subject Codes | mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; water topics |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 13 miles southeast of Brady on SH 71 at San Saba River. Marker is on south side of bridge, near Voca. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Built 1876, by H.A. Chadwick and sons, William and Milam, who constructed other mills in the region. Water was diverted from river by a still-visible, 1300-yard millrace. Originally used to grind wheat and corn; a saw was soon added to provide "rawhide" lumber. First cotton gin in the county, powered by this wheel and producing 3 bales per day, was constructed in early 1880s. A store operated near the mill for a short time, but moved to Voca after landlord refused to allow the sale of bitters. Mill operated until washed away by flood, June 1899. (1972) |