tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post8229820574166288734..comments2024-03-29T07:39:43.401-04:00Comments on Hudson Valley Geologist: How much does a millstone weigh?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397810357022541561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-33054816545175170072016-07-08T18:31:34.664-04:002016-07-08T18:31:34.664-04:00No problem.No problem.Steven Schimmrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055292815320443096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-26309538893166128762016-07-08T13:04:10.252-04:002016-07-08T13:04:10.252-04:00May I have your permission to use the photograph o...May I have your permission to use the photograph of the millstone in an article I am writing? I will of course credit it to this blog.Randall Osczevskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858473343619938440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-21117212409925594822016-04-05T17:20:05.598-04:002016-04-05T17:20:05.598-04:00Mid-1700s to mid-1900s. Started before railroads a...Mid-1700s to mid-1900s. Started before railroads and were originally moved by sledge and horse-drawn carts.Steven Schimmrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055292815320443096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-65862700155610854892016-03-27T23:24:59.292-04:002016-03-27T23:24:59.292-04:00Do you have any data on the dates these millstones...Do you have any data on the dates these millstones were mined? Before steamboats and railroads it would take quite a bit of effort tyo move these big rocks!<br /><br />We have similar outcroppings to make millstones in East Tennessee and the earliest grist mills appeared in the late 1700s. While the French Burrstones may have been easily delivered in the 1880s, the earlier mills used local product which was claimed by the State Geologist in 1855 to be as good as the French burrstones.40yearaircraftownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925344546378584306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-57777757616058908852015-07-08T15:01:49.346-04:002015-07-08T15:01:49.346-04:00Which is why they cost about $2000, if you can fin...Which is why they cost about $2000, if you can find one<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com