This busy little sketch will lead to more I think. My early drawings years ago did not have the improvements to the dam or the mill. There are major changes on the north end as well that will need a drawing pretty soon. Harold O'brien said once that he used to visit a grist mill on south side some Saturdays to get wheat ground for the coming week. Very early on there was a shaft running from a water wheel on the river under the Massachusetts St. businesses to provide power for belt driven equipment. Remnants of the tunnel still remain.
The title comes from the pile of rocks in the middle of the river, sitting on the sand bar. I should say the Kansas River is called the Kaw around here. After the native Americans of the Kaw Nation.
The link below will show you a picture of the dam very early on, as well as one of J. D. Bowersock whose name is still connected to the mill. Interesting history for sure. Even in the 1970's the buildings were still used as paper storage, as I can personally attest. http://www.lpco.co/about-us/lawrence-paper-company-history/
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