Dillard Mill State Historic Site
{{short description|Historic site in Missouri, United States}}
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| location = Crawford County, Missouri, United States
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| governing_body = Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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| website = [https://mostateparks.com/park/dillard-mill-state-historic-site Dillard Mill State Historic Site]
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| name = Dillard Mill Historic District
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| image = Dillard Mill State Historic Site mill interior 9-24-17.jpg
| caption = The mill's still working
Barnard's Horizontal Bran Duster
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| location = 142 Dillard Mill Rd., near Davisville, Missouri
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| builder = Adams, Jacob; Mischke, Emil; Klemme, Lester
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The Dillard Mill State Historic Site is a privately owned, state-administered property on Huzzah Creek in Crawford County, Missouri, that preserves a water-powered gristmill. The {{convert|132|acre|adj=on}} site has been operated as a state historic site by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under a lease agreement with the L-A-D Foundation since 1975. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
History
A mill was built on Huzzah Creek in 1853 by Francis Wisdom and it was known as the Wisdom Mill. It was destroyed by fire in 1895. The property changed hands, and a new mill, the Mische Mill, was built in 1908. The Mische Mill used an underwater turbine rather than the old waterwheel, and the owners altered the course of the stream and the bluff at the site. The mill was in operation until 1956. It was renamed the Dillard Mill in 1975 when the state took over management of the property. It was dedicated as a historic site in 1977. Restoration of the mill was completed in 1980.
See also
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- [https://mostateparks.com/park/dillard-mill-state-historic-site Dillard Mill State Historic Site] Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- [https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/Dillard%20Mill.pdf Dillard Mill State Historic Site Map] Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Missouri}}
Category:Protected areas established in 1977
Category:Museums in Crawford County, Missouri
Category:Mill museums in Missouri
Category:Missouri State Historic Sites
Category:Protected areas of Crawford County, Missouri
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Category:Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Missouri