PLASTER MILL
- Program
- Subject
- Location
- Lat/Long
- Grant Recipient
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NYS Historic
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Industry & Commerce
- West Side of Route 174, Marcellus Falls, NY
- 43.00713, -76.337002
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Marcellus Historical Society
PLASTER MILL
Inscription
PLASTER MILLSITE OF DAM, PLASTER MILL &
LIME KILN BUILT IN 1850s
BY WARREN S. WALKER.
GYPSUM & LIMESTONE WERE
MINED FROM NEARBY HILLS.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION
According to early historical accounts, gypsum was in great demand, especially during the years of the Civil War. The mineral was mined from nearby Nose Hill. Mills at this site also burned lime, obtaining stone from the same location.
