Goshen's Historic Grist Mill Stone

Goshen Grist Mill was built in 1864 or 1865 by William W. Smith. He operated the mill south of present-day Goshen on the creek until 1866, when the Black Hawk War forced him to move to Santaquin for protection. Later, the Edgar Finch family ran a farm where the mill was located and used the mill stone for many years as a front door step to their house, which is why the bottom of the stone is broken off. Historical information was preserved by William Morris Smith, a great-grandson. In 2003, the LDS Church purchased the farm from the Finch family and allowed the stone to be used for an Eagle Scout project, organized by Vane Garner, a fourth great-grandson of William W. Smith, in the spring of 2004.

Goshen, Utah · United States