Brighton · Music
🎶 Mill Pond
A dam from 1840 made a pond people still enjoy.
Brighton Mill Pond was formed by the dam for Orson Quackenbush’s gristmill in 1840.
A gristmill grinds grain into flour.
Today the pond is a gathering place with a gazebo and summer concerts.
Lesson 1 of 2
What did a gristmill do?
Source for grown-ups
Brighton Area Historical Society: Early Gristmills
Ask a grown-up before opening links.
https://www.brightonareahistorical.com/2016/07/early-gristmills-of-the-brighton-area/