This millstone was turned by horse or water power to grind harvested grains into flour. Minster's first grist mill was built in 1838 by Herman Suhrman one and one-half miles south of Minster on SR66. The Vocke Mill followed on the corner of Fourth and Freyburg in 1846. Sprehe and Depweg Mill stood south of this location in 1854. This stone weighs approximately 1400 pounds and was found in the Newport, Ohio area.