This view of the abandoned Cedar Hill Mill facilities was taken from across the Big River in a county park. The dam has long since washed out and even part of a concrete apron spillway consructed later is breached.

The right side of mill when facing the mill with the river flowing behind.

A drive through area to load and unload feed and/or raw materials such as corn or grain. A 1992 update from SPOOM indicated the mill was open and operating as a feed mill. In 2004, the mill looked to have been closed for quite some time.

These belts and pulleys were visible immediately above the drive-thru passage.

Signs on the side of the main mill building depicting various seeds and feed brands. *Update: I grew up in the Cedar Hill, MO. area, actually born there in the Ficken farm house about a mile from the mill. We swam a lot in the river below the dam which my father had helped build. My Grandfather, William Fred Ficken and my dad, Oscar William Fred Ficken, told us children that the dam was made by putting large trees across the river and putting rocks over it. The open area has always been open, as I remember. Over the years, cement was put over the built-up dam and it has been in that condition ever since. The mill was used by many people and they sold grains and other farm products also at the mill. The land across the river had originally been owned by my grandfather, but he sold the river bank area to a Mr. Detjen. It was called Detjen's Grove; where, folks went to swim and have picnics. Mary Ficken Syphus 01/22/2006*