A grist-mill was erected.

The evidence

• “The business portion of the village consists of two stores, a blacksmith- shop, a harnessshop, two hotels, one situated at the junction of the roads, and a grist-mill. The latter institution was erected in 1856, by Mr. S.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 669 / book p. 673

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources