Whited Grist Mill | |
Location: | Old Town Museum, W. 3rd St. and N. Pioneer Rd. Elk City, Oklahoma |
Coordinates: | 35.4125°N -99.4347°W |
Built: | -04 |
Builder: | Whited, Ruben |
Added: | January 1, 1976 |
Refnum: | 76001554 |
The Whited Grist Mill is a historic gristmill located at the National Route 66 & Transportation Museum in Elk City, Oklahoma. Ruben Whited built the mill in 1903–04; his family operated the mill for its entire existence. The mill ground corn for Elk City's residents; a sign painted on the outside advertises "CORN GROUND INTO MEAL OR CHOPS AT ANY TIME". A 1928 addition brought a flour mill to the complex as well. The mill closed in 1944 due to replacement machinery shortages during World War II; it was the only gristmill to ever operate in Elk City.[1] In 1985, the mill moved from its original site at 306 E. 7th St. to its current location.[2]
The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976.