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John Baldwin Steam Mill
Mill No: Ks-23-03-JohnBaldwinSteamMill

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Kansas
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Douglas Co.
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n/a
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Built-1858/steam mill-1890
Water Source -

Steam mill
 

The 30'x40' limestone building was built in 1858 as the earliest building of Baker College. Some of the early history is centered around the bloody vigilante actions that went on in Kansas during the Civil War involving Quantrill's Raiders and other simmilar groups. It's a wonder that it survived the era.
The 30'x40' limestone building was built in 1858 as the earliest building of Baker College. Some of the early history is centered around the bloody vigilante actions that went on in Kansas during the Civil War involving Quantrill's Raiders and other simmilar groups. It's a wonder that it survived the era.


It was converted into a steam grist mill in 1890, when the building was no longer essential for schooling purposes. It is still part of the Baker Universiy Campus and is affectionately called the
It was converted into a steam grist mill in 1890, when the building was no longer essential for schooling purposes. It is still part of the Baker Universiy Campus and is affectionately called the "Old Castle Museum".




Directions: South of Lawrence, Kansas on US 59 for 12 miles , make a left on US 56 and go 3 miles to Baldwin City. Turn right on Sixth St. and go 7 blocks to High St. The mill is about half a block back on the west side of the street.




 

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