Silver Strike
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on old maps there are G&S mills. Does this stand for grain and sawmill? were they often combined?
G&S means what..
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007tallguy
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maybe gold and silver? or does it actually state "mills". maybe it's an old company name?
Silver Strike
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007tallguy
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well, i tried googling it and the first 2 results were this thread already, HAHA! 
i can't really see grain and a sawmill being combined since the products for each come from totally different localities and with those being older maps, that would have meant a LOT of work to get both types of products overland to the same mill site. other than it possibly being gold and silver, i really don't know.
but those are some great close-ups. are those maps of a known mining area? the word "mill" could be referring to a mill stamp where ore would have been crushed for processing. and often, wherever there was mining going on, there would be sawmills somewhere nearby because of the volume of timbers needed for the shafts.
those are just some ideas, but sorry i can't give you anything more useful.
Pete
i can't really see grain and a sawmill being combined since the products for each come from totally different localities and with those being older maps, that would have meant a LOT of work to get both types of products overland to the same mill site. other than it possibly being gold and silver, i really don't know.
but those are some great close-ups. are those maps of a known mining area? the word "mill" could be referring to a mill stamp where ore would have been crushed for processing. and often, wherever there was mining going on, there would be sawmills somewhere nearby because of the volume of timbers needed for the shafts.
those are just some ideas, but sorry i can't give you anything more useful.
Pete
Silver Strike
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Grist would be the g 
now for the s....this area (lancaster pa) is not a gold and silver mining area I WISH!!!!
now for the s....this area (lancaster pa) is not a gold and silver mining area I WISH!!!!
Bama Man
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Grain and Silage Mills.
scout23
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my guess is the G is grist and S is saw, maybe when making the map they weren't sure what the mill did so they just put G & S to cover all bases
Dogpound is right on.
Qball
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Grist and saw mill. Not uncommon for the two to be near each other. Or, it is the name of the mill itself.
PAMD Tim
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I only saw that once on my local map and thought that was the neighborhood mill's name. Now I know better!
