In this you will learn all about gristmills. Along the trail, you will only see the foundation of the grist mill that remains at Ceasar Creek now. The early mills had horizontal paddle wheels, an arrangement which later became known as the "Norse wheel", as many were found in Scandinavia. The paddle wheel was attached to a shaft which was attached to the center of the millstone called the "runner stone". The turning force produced by the water on the paddles was transferred directly to the runner stone, causing it to grind against a stationary "bed", a stone of a similar size and shape. This simple arrangement required no gears, but had the disadvantage that the speed of rotation of the stone was dependent on the volume and flow of water available and was, therefore, only suitable for use in hilly regions with fast-flowing streams. This dependence on the volume and speed of flow of the water also meant that the speed of rotation of the stone was highly adjustable and the best grinding speed could not always be maintained. Gristmills grind things by the turning of the wheel. This was important to pioneers because they needed something to grind grains of wheat and flour to a powder. As the wheel rotates the water brakes down the grains of wheat and flour. The foundation of the grist mill is the pillar on the outside. The foundation is usually made of stone. Hope you learned a lot about the grist mill.