 Although the original mill structure was demolished in 1932, its former site is preserved with foundation markers and informational exhibits.In the mid-1850s, small gristmills began to spring up along several creeks that ran through the land where much of the area's grain was grown.This was a direct result of the fact that prior to these mills, farmers had to haul their grain in horse-drawn wagons over long distances to the mills at Saint Anthony Falls along the Mississippi River.