Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park

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Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
mill ruins in 2006
Location:	Hastings, Minnesota
Built/Founded:	1856
Architect:	Parke, Ira
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	July 15, 1998
NRHP Reference#:	98000872^[1]
Governing body:	State

The Ramsey Mill was built by Alexander Ramsey and Dr. Thomas Foster in 1856-1857 on the Vermillion River in the town of Hastings in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river had a head of 19 feet (6 m) and a width of 50 feet (15 m) near the 4 story gristmill. An addition included a cooper shop and storage facility. Although Ramsey sold his interest in 1877, it retained his name. Maximum output was achieved in 1894, at 125 barrels per day. On December 22, 1894, the building burned, possibly due to arson.^[2]^[3]

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
^ Kaplan, Anne & Ziebarth, Marilyn (1999), Making Minnesota Territory, 1849-1858, <http://books.google.com/books?id=Ozo-ds-jBFwC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=ramsey+mill+hastings&source=web&ots=b6o9uOajZs&sig=DHCjZt1FqAhwp1mY4z8XnIdRmqY#PPA102,M1>. Retrieved on 27 February 2008

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