Saint Vrain’s Mill
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This stone building is one of the finest examples of the water-powered flour mills established along the Mora River in the mid-nineteenth century. This mill was constructed about 1864. It is one of several built by Ceran St. Vrain, a French Canadian who came to New Mexico in the 1820s. St. Vrain was one of the region’s most prominent merchants when he died in Mora in 1870.
Approved 22 March 1991
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