Grist Mill Bridge, Dam and Mill Site
Upton Rd. from Island Rd. to Maple R.,
Duplain Township,
Michigan.
County/parish: Clinton.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places
June 01, 2015. NRIS 15000295.
2 contributing sites.
5 contributing structures.
Also known as:
- 20CL144
- Elsie Mill Pond Dam
- Johnson Mill Site
- Kellogg Bros. &
- Upton Road Bridge
From Wikipedia:
- Grist Mill Bridge, Dam and Mill Site
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The Grist Mill Bridge, Dam and Mill Site consists of three structures located along Upton Road between Island Road and the Maple River, one-half mile west of Elsie, Michigan in Duplain Township. The three structures are:
- Upton Road Bridge, the last known surviving metal truss highway bridge in Michigan built by Detroit Bridge & Iron Works, and one of only three remaining Parker truss bridges in Michigan.
- Elsie Mill Pond Dam, a rock and earth-filled dam with a concrete cap and spillway.
- Kellogg Bros. & Johnson Mill Site (designated archaeological site 20CL144), the foundation and associated remains of the 1865 Kellogg Bros. & Johnson grist mill.
The structures were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
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