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W. Asbury Cagle, miller at Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park W. Asbury Cagle, miller at Mingus Mill from 1917 to 1927. Copied by Wayne Lilly.Cagle, W. Asbury, III-P-4937, History - Mountain People

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Cable Mill in operation Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cable Mill in operation.Cable Mill, II-B (5) Cable Mill- 4578, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings

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Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view from the north...Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, Tenn. III-M-12540, History - Mills and Milling

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Mill turned by horsepower Great Smoky Mountains National Park The mill is turned by horse power. The furnace and evaporating pans are under the roof. See Foxfire 3 for the complete description of the sorghum making process.Sorghum Making, III-F-4697, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)

Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view of the mill and forebay from the north.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12537, History - Mills and Milling

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Hopper, shoe, feeder, and millstone hoop, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of Hopper, shoe, feeder, and millstone hoop.Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4483, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

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Bolting chest, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park bolting chest.Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4486, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

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Gable windows show initials of Sion Thomas early who built the mill, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gable windows showing initials of Sion Thomas Early who built Mingus Mill. See also II-B-(5) Mingus 3068,Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4481, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

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Bolting chest, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park bolting chest.Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4485, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

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Crestmont mill employees pose on logs by skidder, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park Six men pose on logs by skidder.Crestmont Employees, III-L-17998

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Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view from the west...Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12539, History - Mills and Milling

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Layout of Crestmont lumber mill at Big Creek with pond, buildings, and piles of boards, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park Lumber mill at Big Creek; mill pond, buildings, railroad cars on tracks, piles of boards in right background.Crestmont Mill, III-L-17810

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Sorghum making, Lufty Farmstead Great Smoky Mountains National Park From the mill, the juice is strained into a barrell, then it goes into the first of a series of boiling pans.Sorghum Making; Lufty Farmstead, III-F-4852, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)

Will Messer's Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will Messer's Mill, III-M4286, History - Mills and Milling

Man stands next to flume of water leading to Trentham's Mill, Elkmont, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Man stands beside mill race (flume) leading to Trentham's Mill, Elkmont. Print donated by Vic Weals.Flume to Trentham's mill Elkmont, III-M-17756

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Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view from the north.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12538, History - Mills and Milling

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Interior view of country store showing corn meal ground at Cable Mill, Cades Cove Great Smoky Mountains National Park Interior view of Country Store showing corn mean ground at Cable Mill.Cades Cove Country Store, II-B-(4)-4904, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Visitor use buildings

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View of the dam from near the water gate after the flood of August 8, 1938 (right section of two photos), Cable Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1919, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, View of the dam from near the water gate after the flood of August 8, 1938 (right section of two).

Stills were set up at both the Luftee farmstead and Cable Mill area for demonstration purposes Great Smoky Mountains National Park Stills were set up at both the Luftee farmstead and Cable Mill area for demonstration purposes.Still, III-A-Still-4633, History - Artifacts - Moonshine Stills

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Tub mill belonging to Black Bill Walker Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tub mill belonging to Black Bill" Walker. Note that the mill had no sides; an open air mill. Mill was located in Walker Valley above Tremont.",Walker's Mill, III-M-4715, History - Mills and Milling

Jim Cable Mill plan, Cades Cove, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cable Mill; (plan); Cades Cove, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1848, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings

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Women sitting on platform in Bill Stinnett's Mill, Walker Valley, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Bill Stinnett's Mill Walker Valley, III-M-17542

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Busy day at Cable Mill area, Cades Cove Great Smoky Mountains National Park A busy day at Cable Mill area. Cars have filled the designated parking area and are on the grass along the roadway leading away from the mill.Cades Cove Parking, IV-U-4574, Miscellaneous - Use of Park

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Shields Mill rear view of wooden structure, Cades Cove, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park See III-M-17092 for other side of same building.Shields Mill Cades Cove, III-M-17238

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Indian Gap Pounding Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view... pestle in raised position. HABS No. NC-1; (Negative in Congressional Library, Washington, DC).Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12531, History - Mills and Milling

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Tub Mill and machinery in Walkers Valley Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tub Mill Walkers Valley, III-M-17536

Repairs, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Repairs to Mingus Mill- concrete slab under penstock. The shutters on the windows were placed there because a group of Boy Scouts broke out the windows, ca 1965. The shutters were put up every winter when the mill was closed. This process was stopped in 1975.Mingus Mill, II-N-(5)-Mingus Mill- 4708, Physical Facilities

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Sam Burchfield tub mill, Panther Creek Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tub mill belonging to Sam Burchfield on Panther Creek,Burchfield Mill, III-M-17099

Cable Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cable Mill, II-B-(5) Cable Mill-4622, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings

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Little River Lumber Co. mill and log pond, Townsend, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Little River Lumber Co. Mill and log pond at Townsend.Little River Lumber Co. III-L-4765, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Detail of flood gate, view from west bank of race, Cable Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1925, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Detail of flood gate. View from west bank of race.

Group of men working at saw mill posing by machinery Great Smoky Mountains National Park Saw Mill, III-L-17535

Rear view of buildings at Crestmont Band Mill with steam rising, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park Crestmont Band Mill, III-L-17984

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Man and horse rest at sorghum mill, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park Man sits by mill; horse stops to rest. See also III-F-9829, 30, 31 and 17162 for same site,Sorghum Mill, III-F-18348

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View of the dam from near the water gate after the flood of August 8, 1938 (left section of two photos), Cable Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1920, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, View of the dam from near the water gate after the flood of August 8, 1938 (left section of two).

Stairs, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Stairs in Mingus Mill,Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4482, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

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Mill and town, Cresmont Lumber Co. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mill and town site,Cresmont Lumber Co. III-L-4304, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Inspecting wide poplar lumber at Townsend Mill, Little River Lumber Co. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Inspecting wide poplar lumber at Townsend Mill. J.P. Murphy and H.B> Nields.Little River Lumber Co. III-L-4759, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Photograph of Shields Mill with forest background, Cades Cove, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Shields Mill; Cades Cove, III-N-17092

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Toll Dish Great Smoky Mountains National Park Pounding mill in its original location on the Ephraim Bumgarner place, Deep Creek, NC, before being removed to its present location. General view... pestle in lowered position. HABS No. NC-1; Negative filed in the Congressional Library, Washington, D.C.Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12530, History - Mills and Milling

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Horse power used in sorghum making at Luftee Farmstead Great Smoky Mountains National Park Horse power is used to turn the mill to grind the cane.Sorgum Making; at Luftee Farmstead, III-F-4850, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)

Cable Mill showing flume and wheel Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cable Mill showing flume and wheel.Cable Mill, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-4475, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings

Last log through the mill at Little River Lumber Co., Townsend, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park Last log through the mill at Townsend, TN. Hemlock. From left: M.L. Marvie Tipton, D.H. Doc Tipton, Joe Murphy, Sr.Little River Lumber Co. III-L-4758, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Hopper, shoe, feeder, and millstone hoop, Mingus Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of Hopper, shoe, feeder, and millstone hoop.Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4484, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

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Grist Mill, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mill in North Carolina - operated by water power. Note use of belts and pulleys to turn wheels, probably vertically set stones.Grist Mill, III-P-16272, History - Mountain People

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Wide poplar lumber cut at Townsend Mill, Little River Lumber Co. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wide poplar lumber cut at Townsend Mill.Little River Lumber Co. III-L-4761, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Parking area study No. 2, Mabry Mill site restoration, Section 1-T, Station 582, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Parking area study No. 3, Mabry Mill site restoration, Section 1-T, Station 582, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Mabry Mill development, Sta. 585-590, Sec. 1-T, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Details of water-wheel and gear, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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First floor plan, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Longitudinal section and sections through A-A, B-B, and C-C, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Details of milling machinery, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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North and south elevations and diagram of operating mechanism, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Mabry Mill development, Sta. 585-590, Sec. 1-T, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Details of Mabry Mill water-wheel, Roanoke, Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Mabry Mill development, Sta. 585, Section 1T, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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West and east elevations, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Details of milling machinery, front and side elevations, Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Floyd Co., Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Parking area study No. 1, Mabry Mill site restoration, Section 1-T, Station 582, Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, Section 1T.

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Davis Brackins Mill, circa 1931 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Original Captions: 0; Davis Brackins Mill; III-P-16445, History - Mountain People .Davis Brackins Mill, III-P-16445, History - Mountain People

Circa 1931

Champion Fibre Co. Mill, at Smokemont, North Carolina, circa 1932 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Champion Fibre Co. Mill; at Smokemont, NC, III-L-4226, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Circa 1932

Champion Fibre's mill at Smokemont, circa 1915-1920 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Original Captions: Champion Fibre's Mill at Smokemont; SmYESemont Mill; III-L-17567.Champion Fibre's Mill at Smokemont,SmYESemont Mill, III-L-17567

Circa 1920

Old Mill at Gatlinburg as you enter the town at Roaring Fork Bridge, circa 1918 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Original Captions: Old Mill at Gatlinburg as you enter the town at Roaring fork Bridge. When Mr. L.S. Hall and co. C.N. Harver build Bluff Lodge they bought this mill and put in a dynamo for electricity; the mill was full of old coffins that had been made there and Mr. Hall's grandson Lewis McDonald, a boy of 7 or 8, took one the river using it for a boat. ; Old Mill; Gatlinburg; III-W-16353, History - Writings and Manuscripts .Old Mill at Gatlinburg as you enter the town at Roaring fork Bridge. When Mr. L.S. Hall and co. C.N. Harver build Bluff Lodge they bought this mill and put in a dynamo for electricity; the mill was full of old coffins that had been made there and Mr. Hall's grandson Lewis McDonald, a boy of 7 or 8, took one the river using it for a boat.Old Mill; Gatlinburg, III-W-16353, History - Writings and Manuscripts

Circa 1918

Little River Lumber Company's mail at Townsend, note man in log pool, Sawmill at Townsend, circa 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Original Captions: Little River Lumber Company's mail at Townsend. Note man in log pool. Sawmill at Townsend; III-L-16966, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling .Little River Lumber Company's mail at Townsend. Note man in log pool.Sawmill at Townsend, III-L-16966, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling

Circa 1935

Old Mill, Gatlinburg, circa 1920 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Old Mill, Gatlinburg; III-M-16342, History - Mills and Milling.

Circa 1920

Yellowstone photo album 20, page 183 Yellowstone National Park

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Circa 1939
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Ritter Lumber Mill pond, 1920 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Original Captions: 0; RItter Lumber Mill Pond; III-L-18169.RItter Lumber Mill Pond, III-L-18169

1920

Detail of hopper, shoe, feeder, and millstone hoop, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of hopper, shoe, feeder, and millstone hoop.Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3064, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935

In center, top millstone removed for dressing and being held by crane and lighter shaft, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park In center, top millstone removed for dressing and being held by crane and lighter shaft. At extreme left is lower millstone in place, being dressed. Meal chest is in front of the set of stones used for grinding corn. Note meal chute in millstone hoop through which meal passes from the stones to the meal chest after it is ground. See also II-B-(5)-Mingus-3100, duplicate.Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3065, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935

Toll Dish Great Smoky Mountains National Park If 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

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1935

See II-B-(5)-Mingus-3065 which is a duplicate, Mingus Creek Mill, Interior, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park See II-B-(5)-Mingus-3065 which is a duplicate.Mingus Creek Mill; Interior, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3100, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935

Mr. Jones, the miller, bagging meal at Mingus Mill, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mr. Jones, the miller, bagging meal at Mingus Mill. See also III-_12363-12368 inc.Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3069, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935

Used in Junglebrook Nature Trail leaflet. Junglebrook Tub Mill, Building No. 132, Cherokee Orchard Road, Mid 1930s Great Smoky Mountains National Park Used in Junglebrook Nature Trail leaflet.Junglebrook Tub Mill; Building No. 132; Cherokee Orchard Road, II-B-(4)-3528, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Visitor use buildings

1935

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1935

Detail of millstones and husk before restoration, Tom Woody tub mill, Slab Camp Branch, Forney Creek, North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of millstones and husk. Before restoration.Tom Woody Tub Mill, Slab Camp Branch, Forney Creek, North Carolina. III-M-9153, History - Mills and Milling

1935-02-15

Twentymile Creek Turbine Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Twentymile Creek Turbine Mill, III-M-13293, History - Mills and Milling

1935-05-14

Old mill across creek above Big Cove Great Smoky Mountains National Park Old mill across creek above Big Cove,Mill, III-M-13241, History - Mills and Milling

1935-05-14

Old mill at LeConte Creek on W. O. Whittle place, old water wheel fashioned out of log, LeConte Creek mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Old mill at LeConte Creek on W. O. Whittle place. NB Old water wheel, fashioned out of log.LeConte Creek Mill, III-M-9531, History - Mills and Milling

1935-06-12

Mr. Jones, miller, with upper millstone in crane and lighter shaft, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mr. Jones, miller, with upper millstone in crane and lighter shaft showing how millstone can be lifted and turned over for dressing the furrows. The screw for lifting the stone does not show exactly in the picture. The two curved iron pieces are called the bales" which must touch the stone only at the ends to permit it to turn. The iron pins which hold the bales to the stone is called the "eye." The two notches are on either side of the eye to receive the balance rind.",Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3066, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935-06-18

Lower millstone or burr showing furrows and picks for dressing the stone, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Lower millstone or burr showing furrows and picks for dressing the stone. The hole in the center is called the eye" of the stone.",Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3067, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935-06-18

Flume from the upper window, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flume from the upper window.Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3070, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935-07-18

Gable window in Mingus Creek Mill showing initials of Scion Thomas Early, builder of the mill, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gable window in Mingus Creek Mill showing initials of Scion Thomas Early, builder of the mill.Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-3068, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill

1935-07-18

Indian Gap Pounding Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of bucket... HABS No. NC-1; (Negative filed in Congressional Library, Washington, DC).Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12535, History - Mills and Milling

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1935-09-22

Indian Gap Pounding Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of mortar, looking into pestle... HABS No. NC-1; (Negative filed in Congressional Library, Washington, DC).Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12536, History - Mills and Milling

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1935-09-22

Indian Gap Pounding Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view... pestle in lowered position. HABS No. NC-1; (Negative in Congressional Library, Washington, DC).Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12532, History - Mills and Milling

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1935-09-22

Indian Gap Pounding Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of pestle and mortar... HABS No. NC-1; (Negative filed in Congressional Library, Washington, DC).Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12533, History - Mills and Milling

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1935-09-22

Indian Gap Pounding Mill Great Smoky Mountains National Park Detail of rocker... HABS No. NC-1; (Negative filed in Congressional Library, Washington, DC).Indian Gap Pounding Mill, III-M-12534, History - Mills and Milling

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1935-09-22

General view, Mitchell Ramsey overshot corn mill, Webb Creek, Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park General view.Mitchell Ramsey Overshot Corn Mill, Webb Creek, Tennessee, III-M-9140, History - Mills and Milling

1935-09-23

Upper dam of Forge Creek, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1862, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Cades Cove, Upper dam of forge Creek, Cades cove, Tenn... View from downstream showing the butts of logs projecting between the cross logs. These butts may be the ends of logs or of whole trees. Frequently whole trees were used in constructing these dams. The branches (limbs) were placed upstream and covered with earth and stone then anchoring the dam. The division dam is to the left of the main dam. The water from the dam is used in running the Cable Mill.

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1935-11-06

Upper dam of Forge Creek, Mr. Wilburn is standing on dam breast, which diverts water to race, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1861, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Cades Cove, Upper dam of Forge Creek. Mr. Wilburn is standing on dam breast, which diverts water to race.

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1935-11-06

Forebay before restoration, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1860, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Forebay; Cades Cove, Forebay before restoration.

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1935-12-10

Detail of head and spur blocks, shaft, main gear wheel, and water wheel, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1855, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Building No. 173; Cades Cove, Detail of head and spur blocks, shaft, main gear wheel, and water wheel.

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1935-12-10

Detail of water wheel, flume, cribbing, and head block for main shaft, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1853, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Cades Cove, Detail of water wheel, flume, cribbing, and head block for main shaft.

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1935-12-10

Detail of forebay and cribbing, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1857, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Cades Cove, Detail of forebay and cribbing...

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1935-12-10

Water wheel, race, and cribbing, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1851, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cades Cove, Water wheel, race, and cribbing.

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1935-12-10

Detail of forebay and cribbing, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1858, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Cades Cove, Detail of forebay and cribbing.

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1935-12-10

Detail of gearing, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1854, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Building No. 173; Cades Cove, Detail of gearing...

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1935-12-10

Uncles Tom and Jerry Hearon hewing posts for the husk, Cable Mill, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1866, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Rehabilitation, Uncles Tom and Jerry Hearon hewing posts for the husk.

1935-12-10

Detail of forebay, Cable Mill, Cades Cove, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1859, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Detail of Forebay; Cades Cove, Detail of forebay.