The Mount Vernon Gristmill
The original mill is gone. A new mill was built to show how it worked. It is just like George Washington's mill. Watch the video. Listen to the mill. Is it quiet or loud?
The clean wheat berries were taken to George Washington's gristmill. In the mill, the wheat berries were ground, or crushed, into flour.
First, the wheat berries were put into the hopper.
The wheat berries went between two big grinding stones.
The mill had a big water wheel.
The water wheel turned and made the gears move. The gears made the grinding stones turn.
As the stones turned, they crushed the wheat berries into flour.
The original mill is gone. A new mill was built to show how it worked. It is just like George Washington's mill. Watch the video. Listen to the mill. Is it quiet or loud?
Think about what you read and watched. Look back if you need to. Then write about planting or harvesting at Mount Vernon. What was the most interesting thing you learned? Write your sentences in your worksheet.