Record #:

14606

Author(s):

Griffin, Clarence W.

Abstract:

Water-powered mills were prominent in Rutherford County during the late 19th-century but numbered only ten in 1946. These mills ground corn into meal but were phased out when gas run engines were introduced.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 21, Oct 1946, p7, 24, il

Subject(s):

Gristmills--Rutherford County--History