Three of the Walker Sisters ginning cottonGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkLeft to right: Hettie, Martha, Louisa.Cotton Ginning; Walker Sisters, III-A-Hse-12238, History - Artifacts
Three of the Walker Sisters ginning cottonGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkThree of the Walker Sisters ginning cotton: Left to right: Hettie, Martha, Louisa.Cotton Ginning; Walker Sisters, III-A-Hse-12237, History - Artifacts
Timothy Quilliams and Joe WilliamsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkOnce a year the old timers meet at the Burg for Old Timers' Day.Timothy Quilliams, and; Joe Williams, III-P-9824, History - Mountain People
Toll DishGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkIf a man took his corn to the mill and the Miller was not there, he could grind it himself, for the operation of the common tub mill is a simple affair, and buildings of all kinds were seldom locked. It was the custom to pay 1/8th of the grain ground as toll for the grinding. . . Thistoll measured with a toll dish which usually measured 1/8th of a bushel. The photograph shows such a toll dish found at Mingus Creek Mill, Smokemont, NC . . . Note the N.C. burned into the wood, showing that it was officially measured and recorded.Millin; Toll Dish; (1 Gallon), III-M-12524, History - Mills and Milling
Toll DishGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkIf a man took his corn to the mill and the Miller was not there, he could grind it himself, for the operation of the common tub mill is a simple affair, and buildings of all kinds were seldom locked. It was the custom to pay 1/8th of the grain ground as toll for the grinding. . . Thistoll measured with a toll dish which usually measured 1/8th of a bushel. The photograph shows such a toll dish found at Mingus Creek Mill, Smokemont, NC . . . Note the N.C. burned into the wood, showing that it was officially measured and recorded.Millin; Toll Dish; (1 Gallon), III-M-12525, History - Mills and Milling