[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[Herb Metz]

Mabry's Mill, a very picturesque setting, had decades of history before 
becoming a grist mill in 1905.  Barbara and I toured the Blue Ridge Parkway, 
a belated honeymoon, in fall of 1955; just before my Navy tour of duty 
ended.  This was one of our many stops.  Sure hope the preservationists are 
successful in maintaining this historical facility.  Herb(GA)


-----Original Message----- 
From: John Hall
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 8:15 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Rock Falls, IL

Certainly the biggest water wheel I have ever seen.

   I have been to 4 water powered grist mills that I know of:
Eno park, Durham, NC--- open to public
Mabry's mill in VA-- open to public
Somehere in Sanford NC there was/is a mill at a site that used to host
an antique farm show
I think north of Cherokee, NC, maybe in the edge of TN I went to
another, it may have been in Va--it was a few years back.

There was one or two mills that were abandoned less than 5 miles from
here that got destroyed in hurricane Fran back in 1996.
Another was about 3 miles down the road. It had been moved about a mile
from the river where it's last days it was powered by an engine--still
had the lineshaft upstairs when it was burnt down. There used to be way
more corn meal made in NC than actually went in a frying pan.

John Hall


On 12/21/2016 10:22 PM, k6mw wrote:
> Grant-
>
> The Bale grist mill is a tremendous 36' water wheel driven mill in your
> neck of the woods. Located in just up the road from you in St. Helena,
> it's well worth the time to visit and see the tour.
>
> https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=482
>
> mike
>
>
> On 12/21/2016 5:17 PM, Grant Brians wrote:
>> The loss of local mills and elevators and other agricultural
>> infrastructure is a real loss. I hope that we can help that loss not
>> occur as a force for recognition of the value of the history of our
>> country (whichever country each list member is in whether the USA or
>> Canada or Australia or Uruguay or).... Here in California most of the
>> state would not have had a mill that was water operated as our
>> eco-system is not set up for that. But there are/were other power
>> sources. I bought a corn sheller a couple of years ago for our popcorn
>> that we grow - old enough that it was hand powered! Actually, the seed
>> cleaner is currently hand powered too - 1911 vintage Clipper.
>>                   Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of
>> vegetables, edible flowers, herbs, nuts and fruit
>>
>> On 12/21/2016 2:55 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
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