STEWARDS MILL STORE
(Built in 1967)

For almost 100 years the Stewards Mill Store has been operated by descendants
of its founder serving this small Central Texas community.  The store of 
yesterday sold horse collars, quinine, and whiskey while the store of today
sells gasoline, asprin and Cokes.

The first establishment was a grist mill owned and operated by Washington 
Steward.  At that time it was the only such mmill between the coastal area of 
Houston and the Dallas-Sherman area.  People came from great distance and 
camped out awaiting thir turn to have their wheat or corn ground.  The mill
prospered and progressed from water to steam power but was burned by the 
"Yankees" during the Civil War.

Rebuilding was begun in 1867 by Washington Steward with his son, Jerry T. 
Steward, and Dr. James I. Bonner as partners.  Lumber for this historic store
building was brought up the Trinity Tiber to Troy then carried overland.  
Record of the cost of this building:
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