Record #:

17280

Author(s):

Powell, Ainsley

Abstract:

The mill tells an important story about colonial life and the colonial economy. Colonial mills in the Mountain and Piedmont regions used the energy from water, and wind usually powered the Coastal Plain mills' machinery. These mills were usually grist or sawmills.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 51 Issue 2, Spring 2012, p28-30, il, f

Subject(s):

Sawmills--Sunburst; Gristmills