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Hulston Mill Historical Park
We are on a mission to visit something in every county in Missouri and while we were camped at Hawker Point Campground I spoke to a local who said she knew everything about the nearby counties, so I asked her what was in Dade County, and she quickly said, "nothing!" I laughed out loud. I was able to find Hulston Mill Historical Park and although it felt like we were out in the middle of no where deep down a country road with nobody around for a great distance (except some rural houses), we enjoyed our visit walking around the grounds of this historic site. The old buildings are cool, including the mill, and I loved the little crooked bridge and the memorial to the native Americans. We noticed a conservation area parking lot nearby, but it did not look like much was there so it must be for hunters. We observed the map and it looked like Stockton Lake extended down not too far from where we were too.
I do not remember the directions we took to get there, but this website says 'East of Greenfield 7.5 miles on US 160 to left turn onto EE Rd. Go 1.8 miles to gravel road with Hulston Mill sign, the 1 mile to gravel lane by house uphill about 0.2 miles to the mill." I know that when we left we realized there was actually a closer was to get there and so we left a different direction than we came.
I see a sign here that says 'S Dade 191" for South Dade County Road 191.
This is the mill. I wondered what they used the concrete pad for, whether tables for a picnic or to set up music.
There were three other old buildings and a bridge.
The signs about the Hulston Mill were difficult to read because they were like a mirror, but I did read some of them in the above video. It says that the Hulston Grist Mill was established at the confluence of the Sac River and Turnback Creek in Dad County, Missouri in 1840.
This tells about how the mill was used to furnish flour during the Civil War.
The mill operated for 127 years, ending in 1967.
This photo shows all four buildings.
The rock engraving says, "In honor of Native Americans who hunted, fished, and farmed the Sac River Valley and their descendants living here today. Erected by Sac River band of Cherokee 1994."
There is a bench to sit and honor the Native Americans.
This is the kind of slides there were when I grew up! What a great memory! Oh that metal is hot and there are no sides to protect you from falling off. So thrilling! The see-saw as well is like I grew up with.
This is a trip down memory lane with the swing set I remember as well too.
And the merry-go-round! It was functional!
I loved the roads that were like a whip on the way in and out of the county. It's like something threw a whip and it goes up and down and up and down. These are the kind of roads that give the back seat riders the belly whom-pus!
