Two men on a mill

Chapter 13: Transcriber’s Notes

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A local restoration narrative recounts the history and rehabilitation of a 250-year-old Cape Cod water grist mill, tracing its construction by early colonial builders, an unbroken line of ownership, decline and adaptive uses, and the eventual 1961–62 restoration that returned it to grinding corn. The author combines archival research, technical description of mill machinery and repairs, and personal reminiscences from town figures and neighbors to explore the mill's material workings, restoration challenges, and community attitudes toward preservation, reflecting on memory, craftsmanship, and the value of conserving vernacular industrial heritage.

Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced. Two typographical errors in quoted text on page 37 were corrected after consulting a copy of the book from which the quotation was taken.

The illustrations at the ends of chapters I, II, VI, VIII, and X are simple decorative tailpieces.