San
Antonio Missions National Historic Park
Texas
Mission San
José
(Mission San
José y San Miguel de Aguayo)
6701 San José Drive, San Antonio, TX 78214
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San José Acequia
An important site associated with
Mission San José is the acequia, or irrigation ditch, which brought
water to the farm fields. A remnant can be seen to the north, just outside
the compound proper within the park grounds. A portion is being used to
operate the restored Spanish Colonial flour mill built about 1790.
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There is more information about the
historically significant and extensive aqueduct, irrigation, and dam
system found throughout the San Antonio mission area in the Mission Espada
portion of this web site. The Flour Mill
(shown above and below) is powered by a waterwheel (below) in the lower
story of the mill. |
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A direct shaft drive goes up through the first story
roof and into the upper story. The shaft turns the grinding stone in
the upper story of the mill (see below). There are two stones which
are used to grind the grain. The lower stone turns while the upper
stone stays stationary. There is a hole in the middle of the upper
stone which allows the grain to fall down in between the two stones.
As the grain is ground down, it is pushed out into the small wooden bucket
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