San Francisco, 1851

[whitetail]

Only two normal human lifespans ago...

Comments

[xolo]

The commercial buildings all look so new! And on the right, partway up the hill, there are people livng in tents.

[whitetail]

I like the windmill on the hilltop, myself. ^^

[xolo]

I noticed that, yeah. What do you suppose it's for? The area's not really suited to growing grain. I wonder if it helps power a blacksmith's or the like.

[ionotter]

Grain was transported whole, not as flour. Less chance of spoilage, easier to handle, and can still be used to plant or for animal feed. Pretty much the only places you could get actual flour were well-established towns and cities. Seeing as San Francisco was so distant and such a long trip, grist mills were common.

[xolo]

Thanks! I hadn't known.