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In the spring of 1848, John Neff, a 1847 pioneer, erected a pioneer flour mill 445 feet west of this site. He bought the burrs at Winter Quarters from Brigham Young, at whose request they were brought to Utah. The mill began operations in March, 1848, and was the first in the valley to produce refined flour. Neff, noted for his humanitarianism, refused $1.00 a pound for flour from emigrants to California, selling it to the needy poor at 6 cents a pound and frequently giving it to those unable to buy.
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Millcreek, Utah · United States
