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This Drinkwater & Schriver flour mill has been standing a long time on the Cottonwood River. The building is a little crumbly, not sure how much longer it will last.
Cedar Point is a tiny town in Chase County.
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Wow! Cheryl! That top photo is the best picture I have ever seen of the Cedar Point Mill. I would think you could make a lot of money off of that photo. It should be used for promotions. Great job!
I should have said, “The top photo is the best picture I have seen of the Cedar Point Mill and Wiew.” The other photo’s of the Mill itself, are fantastic too. Wonderful!!!!
And what is so sad is —-the mill could have been saved several years ago—–the K-State students did studies of how & what could be done to the mill in many different phases——there were private grants available (not government money)—& people with interest—-same as the old school house in Cedar Point could have been saved—-for a senior center & community center-etc.-etc .etc—–there was interest by outsiders—–& alumni——& there was money——BUT——- that community–& community leaders—–doesn’t want “any change” or “progress”——-they would rather have the mill fall into the river——& the school fall down———so sad!!!!!!!!!!!! (we & alumni did force the township board into putting a new roof on the gym of the school house to save that part)
If you drive through the town——–you can see what & how the people– who live there seem to want things——– & it goes down hill more each year!!!!!!
But they don’t have those “damned outsiders” coming to town & spending money there–& paying tax dollars there–& they have full control of a DEAD town!!!!!!!!!
And a mill about to fall into the river!!!!!!!
So sad!!!!!!!! When many of us know the “whole story” & what could have been—– but that would have brought “CHANGE” and maybe some of the people who are “big ducks in that little dried up puddle” were so afraid of loosing their control!
So those same people still have their “Control” over a dead community!!!!!!!
As the mill washes down the river & they are happy as there is “NO CHANGE” only death & destruction as the town looks worse & worse each year & fewer & fewer people live there!!!!!!!!
PS——- Cheryl———– wonderful pictures———just wonderful pictures——-& I still love the pictures Dave took of the mill a few years ago also——–
you both seem to see it with eyes of love also!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for such terrific pictures!!!!!!!!!!
I have about 45 plus Cedar Point alumni on my e-mail list yet–(even through I’m not an alumni)—–that I plan on sharing the pictures with—— thanks!!!!!!
Wonderful photos, Cheryl!
What a sad story Flips tells, though. If I want to go see this mill, I guess I’d better get to it sooner rather than later. You would think the people of the town would be proud to see their past preserved. That’s not exactly change. It’s a restoring of things to the way they were.
I hear there used to be a mill about a mile and half down from my house on the Walnut River. It vanished long before I ever came to Douglass even for a visit, and I understand there is no trace of that old mill left. I’ve heard a few people around here say that there is a similar struggle in this town between those who would rather the rest of the world leave their town alone and those who would like to see it thrive. I think I fall somewhere in the middle. This town is just the right size now. I’d hate to see a Walmart or Dillon’s take the place of the Jack and Jill, even if it would mean a shorter drive for the majority of my shopping. (If you’ve been in a store like our little grocery, you know why I can’t do all of my shopping there.) It would be nice to see the downtown buildings preserved and being used again with plenty of business to keep them in business.