Gorsuch Mill

Name/Title

Gorsuch Mill

Entry/Object ID

1954.311.073

Description

Print, photographic. B/W photograph of the exterior of the N.I. Gorsuch Mill, west Main Street, Westminster. Mounted on board. Written on back: "Mill of N.I. Gorsuch / west Main Street January 27, 1913".

Acquisition

Accession

1954.311

Source or Donor

Jordan, Joshua Leland

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

In 1897 The mill had a capacity of 150 bbl per day. The first story contained a set of six Case Rolls. The elevator could hold 20,000 bushels of grain. The mill ran on a 75 hp steam engine. It was served by a siding from the Western MD Railroad which carried its products to Baltimore.