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Columbian Mill (Adams Mill)
This mill was established before 1800, by Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy. There were at least two structures on the site, a bone mill and a wheat mill. Nothing is known about the bone mill. In 1825, the newly elected sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, purchased the wheat mill and paid a miller to operate it. The mills continued in operations as part of the Adams estate until it ceased operations in 1867.
The mill fell into ruins shortly after closing. Located on the grounds of the National Zoo, the remains of the mill were completely removed in the 1890s. |