Paper Mill

The first paper mill

in North Carolina, built

to relieve the paper

shortage during the

Revolution, was erected

in this vicinity, 1777.

Marker is at the intersection of S Churton Street and Exchange Park Lane, on the right when traveling north on S Churton Street.

Courtesy ...

Site of Grist Mill

Site of

Grist Mill

powered by this stream

and built for

the Rev. Wm. Leverich

1658

Marker is at the intersection of New York Avenue and Mill Lane, on the left when traveling north on New York Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Mathews Mill

An Ancient Mill Type

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Newport News was a small community located in Warwick County until late in the 19th century. Established as a town in 1880, it was incorporated as a city in 1896. Warwick County, one of the eight original ...

Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill

Stone's Mill:

The first grist mill on Big Durbin Creek was built about 1813 for John Bruce (d. 1818), a veteran of the American Revolution, who also ran a sawmill and woolen mill here. The present mill, built by slave labor ...

The Meadow Run Grist Mill

Not far from the Tavern, the Michie family owned and operated a mill and general store. At the turn of the century the mill fell from decay. In order to recreate the Michie's Tavern-plantation (which stretched for several miles) Historic ...

Roxbury Mills Bridge

This bridge was built in 1824, in close proximity to Roxbury Mills, an early sawmill and later a large distillery complex which operated into the 20th century. A three-arch bridge over the Antietam, it was one of a series of ...

Claggett's Mill Bridge

This three-arch bridge over Antietam Creek was completed by John Weaver in 1840 for $2,800. It was near the mill operated for generations by the Claggett family. The house, barn, and outbuildings of the Claggett estate, "Valentia," stand nearby. This ...

Union Mill

Built 1883 by T.C. Duncan

This monument is dedicated to the many generations of employees of Union Mill. This mill provided a livelihood for many families and contributed greatly to the growth of Union County for over 100 years. During the ...

Soap Creek Paper Mills

The original structures which housed the Marietta Paper Mills ~ incorporated in 1859 ~ stood 1/4 mile down stream from Paper Mill Road. The mills manufactured news print, wrapping paper and stationery ~ a pioneer enterprise in this section of ...

Rose's Mill Bridge

This handsome three-arch bridge over Antietam Creek was constructed by John Weaver in 1839 and was specially adapted to the grain mill which was built at the same time. The westernmost of the three arches was designed to accommodate the ...