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The Millstone Industry - A Summary of Research on Quarries and Producers in the United States, Europe and Elsewhere (Paperback)
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The Millstone Industry - A Summary of Research on Quarries and Producers in the United States, Europe and Elsewhere (Paperback)
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Since prehistoric times, the process of cutting rock to make
millstones has been one of the most important industries in the
world. Different civilizations and cultures have produced their own
styles of grinding stones, which have been used in mills to process
wheat, corn, and other grains into the flour and meal that was
necessary to feed a growing population. The earliest rotary
millstones, known as querns, were turned by human power. Later in
history, larger millstones were manufactured that required animal,
water, or wind power to turn them. These larger millstones required
less human effort and ground greater quantities of grain, but also
required regular maintenance and replacement. As a result,
millstone quarries increased greatly in number and size in the late
19th and early 20th centuries, with the largest quarry sites
extending as far as nearly a half-mile square to about 12 square
miles.The first part of this book compiles information on the
millstone industry in the United States, which dates between the
mid - 1600s and the mid - 1900s. Primarily based on archival
research and brief accounts published in geological and historical
volumes, it focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite,
gneiss, and sandstone quarries in different regions and states,
along with a general overview of the rise and fall of the American
millstone industry. The second part focuses on the millstone
quarrying industry in Europe and other areas. Of the European
millstone industry, the quarries of France, Germany, and Great
Britain are most extensively documented, although the quarries of
Albania, Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy,
Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland are
also addressed. The book includes 84 photographs, 16 tables, and a
helpful glossary of specialized and technical terms.
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