[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[David Bruce]

There are a couple of those in this area as well. Impressive to watch in 
action. Mr Hupp at the Enon mill would grind corn for cornmeal on a 
schedule. In the town of Boonville (yes named for that Boone) there is a 
functioning grist mill where I will occasionally buy some cornmeal. 
These are all too rare and getting more scarce every day. The one in 
Boonville is powered by electric motors - sure with it was on a mill pond.

David

NW NC


On 12/21/2016 5:55 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> David there is an old grist mill on an actual mill pond
> near here in the town of Trenton.  Al Jones is well familiar with it.
> A couple of years ago they started fixing it back up after the state
> repaired the dam when a hurricane washed it partly out.  The mill stones
> are installed now and they are running it with electric motors, just a few
> days
> a year for special occasions.  I think they are working on repairing the
> water
> wheel from what I can see in passing by but I'm not sure.  I hope they are.
> I know we were talking about feed mills not grist mills but I wanted to pass
> that along.
>
> Here’s a link to it with a picture and some information.  I didn't read the
> page just sending the
> link along.  I don't know if it's current info or not.
>
> http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/9448
>
> It's a beautiful place.  The mill pond has cypress trees growing in it
> around the edges opposite the mill.
>
> Charlie