Marker Inscription
Summers' Mill,1866. Parts came by ox-team from Houston. Ground corn for bread. Formed center for settlement. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
Historical Marker
Summers' Mill
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About this site
Summers' Mill is a historical marker in Belton vicinity, Bell County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9735, -97.4336 near Belton vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Holland Family (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Curry Family, Dulaney's Mill, and Dulaney.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027005147. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Summers' Mill stood on Salado Creek southeast of Belton, where a three-story limestone grist mill was completed in 1866 by John Myers. About 1880 D. C. Summers built a mill at the site, and a post office named Summer's Mills opened in 1881. The small milling community thrived into the early 20th century before declining.
Sources: tshaonline.orgen.wikipedia.org
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