The Mills of
Clayton co. 1835-1882 - a
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The Mills of
Clayton co. 1835-1890 - compiled
information & photos - contributions are welcome!
If a mill is highlighted in bold
click the link for more about the mill.
Boardman's Sawmill, Dry Mill Branch (built 1837)
Bowen's Sawmill, Millville (built 1835)
Centennial Mill, Sperry Township (built 1876)
Diamond
'T' Mill, East Elkport (built 1890)
Elkader Mill, Elkader (built 1849)
Elkport Mill, Elkport (built 1860)
Fleming's Sawmill, North McGregor, Marquette
(operating in 1882)
Garnavillo Mill, Buck Creek (built 1857)
Guttenberg Flour Mill, Guttenberg (built 1854)
Kleinlein's
Mill, near Strawberry Point (built about
1860)
Marsh and Spaulding's on Bloody Run River, McGregor
Mederville Mill,
Mederville
Millville Flouring Mill, Little Turkey River
(operating in 1882)
Millville Sawmill, Little Turkey River (built 1835)
Model Mill, Jefferson Township (built 1867)
Motor Mill,
Motor (built 1864 / 1869)
Osterdock Milling
Company (*not on the Swisher list)
Pelzer's Mill, Miner's Creek, Jefferson Township
(built 1849)
Strawberry Point Mill, Strawberry Point
Valley Mill, Garnavillo Township (built 1853)
Volga City Mill, Volga River (built 1857)
Windsor's Mill, Lodomillo Township (built 1860)
Walter's Mill, Wagner Township (built 1871)
~source of many of the mills shown above:
"Iowa, Land of Many Mills", by Jacob
Swisher; State Historical Society of Iowa, 1940.
~transcribed by Roseanna Zehner
