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The Grindstone City Historic District consists of about 250 acres of land, including quarry sites and two original buildings. At the time of nomination, there were no other buildings on the site, although subsequently a portion has been turned into a subdivision. Most of the quarry pits have been filled with rubble, and trees cover the operations.
Grindstone City Historic District. September 3, 1971 : On M-25 Grindstone City: 5: Harbor Beach Lighthouse: Harbor Beach Lighthouse ...
Grindstone City Historic District† On M-25, five miles east of Port Austin Grindstone City: September 25, 1956: Huron City Historic District† Pioneer Drive Port Austin: August 6, 1976: Huron House: 113 South Huron Street Harbor Beach: April 18, 1983: Indian Mission† 590 East Bay Street Sebewaing vicinity July 19, 1962: Jewish Colony ...
Radiocarbon dating of material obtained from the site gave dates of 1017 and 1112 C.E. [2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The exact location of the site is restricted to protect the remains from harm. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources lists the site in Grindstone Nature Area, a city park.
A grindstone, also known as grinding stone, is a sharpening stone used for grinding or sharpening ferrous tools, used since ancient times. Tools are sharpened by the stone's abrasive qualities that remove material from the tool through friction in order to create a fine edge.
According to Dr. James F. McCaleb writing in 1915, "During the threatened outbreak of the Choctaw and Creek Indians in 1813, the frontier committee erected the Grindstone Ford Fort near Willow Springs, Claiborne county, and the Mississippi panic of 1813 caused by the massacre of Fort Miner hurried the erection of block houses in the Natchez ...
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan (3 C, 240 P) Pages in category "Historic districts in Michigan" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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