Published September 1, 2015 in The Fiery End of Gerritsen’s Mill | Full size is 1637 × 1010 pixels

Gerritsens.Mill.stone.postcard

This postcard mailed from Brooklyn in 1907 shows an abandoned millstone reminiscent of the ones Samuel Gerritsen hid from the Hessians. {Collection of Joseph Ditta}

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