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Yellowleaf Creek Mill is a historic gristmill that dates back to before the Civil War. Gone are the days of producing grits and cornmeal, today the mill has experienced a modern day renaissance as one of the most picturesque and unique wedding and event venues in the Southeast. (birminghamchristian.com/are-we-there-yet-4/)
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
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Along Business Route 209 in Hamilton Township stands a mill centuries old. Built by Jacob Brinker in 1730, this old mill was originally a log structure. By 1800, the mill had been replaced by the stone structure which stands today. Jacob Brinker and his mill played an early role in the shaping of America.
In June 1779, General John Sullivan was ordered to march north through Pennsylvania into New York to “subdue”and “punish” the Iroquois Indians. The Iroquois were at that time allies with the British and had organized various raids in the northern frontier against the new nation. Sullivan and his army of 2000 men began their march in Easton and after two days of marching reached Sciota and Brinker’s Mill.
Months before Sullivan’s arrival, the mill served as a storehouse, holding provisions for Sullivan’s Expedition upon its arrival. According to various journals owned by Sullivan’s officers, the mill was referred to as “Sullivan’s Store.” After supplying his troops, General Sullivan continued the mission into New York, but he did stop at Brinker’s mill on the return trip to Easton in October 1779.
Following the activity of the Sullivan Expedition, the mill returned to business as usual. By 1790, the mill was passed to John George Keller (founder of Kellersville) and then onto Barnet Fenner in 1800, who was responsible for the stonework seen today.
The 2½ story mill houses a large overshot wheel which was used to produce flour. Water from the McMichaels Creek provided power to turn the large wheel and grind corn to make various types of flour and feed. Two millers were needed to operate the mill.
By 1830, the Snyder family took over the mill and operated it over the next 100 years. Will Snyder was the last of the Snyder family to work the mill until he sold the building to Eugene Heller in 1954. Heller eventually sold the mill to Karl Hope. In 1974, Hope generously donated the mill to Hamilton Township with the understanding that the old structure would be used for “historical, cultural, and governmental purposes.”
The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1976 and serves as a reminder of Monroe County’s diverse past.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
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This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
Caledonia Mill on the Grand River in Caledonia, Haldimand County, Ontario. The original flour mill was built in 1853 by James Little who was the postmaster of Caledonia at the time. It opened as the Balmoral Mill in 1857. It was renamed as the Grand River Mill in 1873 and again as the Caledonia Milling Company in 1892. The mill was water powered into the 1960s. The water turbines are still lurking in the basement. The mill closed its doors in 1975. You can still see the remnants of the mill race as an overgrown ditch on the north side of the mill. Unlike the recent demolition of the Thamesford mill, this mill was saved from demolition by the Ontario Heritage Act. The mill is currently owned and operated by the non-profit Caledonia Old Mill Corporation.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek. It was also called Burcham Milling Co in 1918.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek. It was also called Burcham Milling Co in 1918.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
North Little Rock, Arkansas -- Seen briefly in the opening of Gone With the Wind. Thought to be the only standing structure remaining from the movie's filming, it is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
This shot is looking downstream from inside (natural frame created by standing back from window)
Learn more here: www.northlittlerock.ar.gov/visitor/old-mill.asp
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek.
This old mill called Tharpe's Mill is on Tharpe's Mill Rd in Wilkes County NC on the Big Bugaboo Creek. It was also called Burcham Milling Co in 1918.
www.hamiltontwp.org/points.html
www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/090106_oldmill.html
Along Business Route 209 in Hamilton Township stands a mill centuries old. Built by Jacob Brinker in 1730, this old mill was originally a log structure. By 1800, the mill had been replaced by the stone structure which stands today. Jacob Brinker and his mill played an early role in the shaping of America.
In June 1779, General John Sullivan was ordered to march north through Pennsylvania into New York to “subdue”and “punish” the Iroquois Indians. The Iroquois were at that time allies with the British and had organized various raids in the northern frontier against the new nation. Sullivan and his army of 2000 men began their march in Easton and after two days of marching reached Sciota and Brinker’s Mill.
Months before Sullivan’s arrival, the mill served as a storehouse, holding provisions for Sullivan’s Expedition upon its arrival. According to various journals owned by Sullivan’s officers, the mill was referred to as “Sullivan’s Store.” After supplying his troops, General Sullivan continued the mission into New York, but he did stop at Brinker’s mill on the return trip to Easton in October 1779.
Following the activity of the Sullivan Expedition, the mill returned to business as usual. By 1790, the mill was passed to John George Keller (founder of Kellersville) and then onto Barnet Fenner in 1800, who was responsible for the stonework seen today.
The 2½ story mill houses a large overshot wheel which was used to produce flour. Water from the McMichaels Creek provided power to turn the large wheel and grind corn to make various types of flour and feed. Two millers were needed to operate the mill.
By 1830, the Snyder family took over the mill and operated it over the next 100 years. Will Snyder was the last of the Snyder family to work the mill until he sold the building to Eugene Heller in 1954. Heller eventually sold the mill to Karl Hope. In 1974, Hope generously donated the mill to Hamilton Township with the understanding that the old structure would be used for “historical, cultural, and governmental purposes.”
The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1976 and serves as a reminder of Monroe County’s diverse past.
history of mill
it was built by Bilbrey and Matthews in about 1820
it was one of the first water mills built in overton county
the water power is a limestone spring which is located just
above the mill the mill race is only about one hundred
and seventy feet long the first race was probably made
of half hollow log the mill has an twenty foot
wood overshot wheel and ten foot drive wheel
which has a fourteen foot axel which is twenty inches
in diameter it had (handmade?) thirty six inch north carolina
stones which were brought here by yoke of oxen in a cart
the old mill house were a big two story
house with a big fire plase the porch were
made of one big flat rock the wheat mill
were up stairs. thay all so cut lumber
with the water power some of the lumber is
stil in the mill house it can b seen under
the floor back during the civil war an old woman use to come here to mill an tot
a turn of corn she lived in the shillow community at that time it would take her
all day to make the trip on foot some
times it would bee dark before she wood
get home she would carry a walking stick with her to fight off the wild cats
Abe Copeland an his son Perry use to come here to mill over 60 years a go on horse
back from the rocksprings community
back in the 1880th my dad Jim Tinch an his oldest brother Wiley came here to mill with a yoke of oxens an cart from the shadygrove community