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This is a picture — artfully framed by trees — of the Seguin Milling & Power Co., a complex that grew out of a gristmill on the Guadalupe River, founded by Joseph F. Johnson in the mid-1800s that grew into a literal industrial powerhouse.
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Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
In the early 1950s, architect Young transformed a turn-of-the-century gristmill into the Weathervane Restaurant.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Highlights include demonstrations at the sawmill, gristmill, blacksmiths, Weavers’ Barn, Spinners’ Cottage, Short Track Railroad, farmhouse kitchen and West Coast Clock Museum.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
About The Old Mill The Old Mill’s name is both accurate—the restaurant was built in 1993 near a still-functional gristmill dating back to 1830—and not.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
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Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
In the early 1950s, architect Young transformed a turn-of-the-century gristmill into the Weathervane Restaurant.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Highlights include demonstrations at the sawmill, gristmill, blacksmiths, Weavers’ Barn, Spinners’ Cottage, Short Track Railroad, farmhouse kitchen and West Coast Clock Museum.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
About The Old Mill The Old Mill’s name is both accurate—the restaurant was built in 1993 near a still-functional gristmill dating back to 1830—and not.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Gristmill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gristmill. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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gristmill
noun
grist·mill
ˈgrist-ˌmil 
: a mill for grinding grain
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