Dutch Kills Millstones
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Dutch Kills Millstones
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The Dutch Kills Millstones are a set of millstones in Queens, New York City. Constructed by Burger Jorissen in 1650, Jorrisen's Mill was the first tidal mill in western Queens. It operated using a ditch known as Berger's Sluice, which ran just east of Northern Boulevard between 40th Road and 48th Street. For decades, a pair of centuries-old millstones, once used to grind wheat, have been embedded in a traffic triangle at Queens Plaza, where Northern and Queens Boulevards intersect and two major
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Kills_Millstones
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2024-08-24T13:16:09Z
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2024-09-08T12:21:07Z
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