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| New grist mill's wheel. |
Around 1802, Thomas Jones built a grist mill very close to why my Snyder ancestors lived, near Trade in Johnson County, near the NC line. Jones sold it to Pleasant and Callie May. William Rosencrans Snyder bought it in 1915. William was my 2nd cousin 3 times removed. William's son Peter ran the mill until he retired in 1989. The mill was torn down but the original equipment was donated to the Trade Days Museum.
The mill was reconstructed in 2008 and is gorgeous as you can see in the photo above.
Read all about the historic mill and the new mill in this great article with lots of pictures here: https://millpictures.com/mills.php?millid=1421
The Johnson County Chamber of Commerce tells about the mill and has lots of pictures on their website https://www.johnsoncountytnchamber.org/area-info/trade-gristmill/
Source of photo:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150407005048/https://www.wataugalakemagazine.com/tradetennessee.html
