Wamego Dutch Mill
 Photo courtesy of Robin Lewery. |
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| Wamego Dutch Mill E 4th Street Wamego, KS 66547 Map This! |
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| (785) 456-2040 |
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| Admission: $2 - $4 | |
The Old Dutch Mill, overlooking Wamego City Park, was built in 1879 on the Schonhoff farm 12 miles north of Wamego. It stands 40 feet high and is 25 feet in diameter at its base. The family-operated mill did custom grinding of feed and grain for a few years but ceased operation around 1890. In 1924, a group of Wamego businessmen conceived the idea of moving the structure to Wamego. Drawings and photographs of the mill were made and the layers of stone were numbered, as were the stones in each layer. The stones and the machinery were hauled to Wamego by horse-drawn wagons and the mill was reconstructed at its present location. In 1988, the community commissioned a milling expert to design a plan to restore the mill to its original function and today flour and corn meal made from grain ground in the mill are available in the community.
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| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, Saturday and Sunday | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| by appointment October through March |