The old mill in Kerrville was downtown on Water Street, about where One Schreiner Center is today, in the 800 block of Water. I have a good number of photos of the site. What I haven't figured out is where all of the pieces of the mill fit together. Take, for example, this image of the miller working to clean the grates in the mill race -- this is a big structure. At least some of it must still remain.
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Cleaning the mill race, Kerrville, around 1910
One of my favorite photos in my collection. |
I focused my search on the giant curb on which one of the women is standing. Surely something of this structure remains.
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| Detail of the same photo. |
Here's a shot of the curb I found last Saturday. Now I wonder if any of the grate remains, below the jumble of stones and roots.
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| A concrete curb I found on the river bluff last Saturday, October 9, 2010 |
It's a lot drier at the site than it was in 1910. Still, my investigation of the site is not complete.
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| A photo of all that's left of the old mill race. Kerrville, October 2010 |
This was a remarkable piece of detective work on your part, Joe.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, and keep up the great work!