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Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Rd, Great Falls, Fairfax County, VA
Colvin Run Mill is a working example of Oliver Evans` (1755-1819) automated process that revolutionized late 18th and early 19th century flour milling in America. His innovative concepts were the foundation of the modern automated industries that followed. He was granted a federal patent in 1790 on milling improvements, and by 1792 more than 100 mills had adopted his machinery. Locally, George Washington received one of the first licenses to use Evans` system in his mill on Dogue Creek in Fairfax County.
Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Rd, Great Falls, Fairfax County, VA
Colvin Run Mill is a working example of Oliver Evans` (1755-1819) automated process that revolutionized late 18th and early 19th century flour milling in America. His innovative concepts were the foundation of the modern automated industries that followed. He was granted a federal patent in 1790 on milling improvements, and by 1792 more than 100 mills had adopted his machinery. Locally, George Washington received one of the first licenses to use Evans` system in his mill on Dogue Creek in Fairfax County.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
