Historic mills of the Atlanta area

Black's Mill Road is named for a small grist mill that was once in Dawsonville, Georgia and was owned and operated by Noah and Sarah Black.

This antebellum mill was owned and operated by John Blake (1798–1854) and was located on Shallowford Road near I-85, northeast of Atlanta in DeKalb County.^[3]

Near Canton.

The ruins are gone, but the site is located southeast of Atlanta at Georgia Highway 42 and the South River.

Near Sandy Springs.

Just east of the Atlanta city limits at 1510 Key Rd. at Intrenchment Creek Water Plant stood a grist mill operated by William Cobb, a DeKalb County pioneer. The mill was a notable landmark in the movement of Confederate forces to the field of the Battle of Atlanta, fought July 22, 1864.^[4]

Located in Southwest Fulton County in Chattahoochee Hills.

Located right of Collier Road in Buckhead along Tanyard Creek, the Collier's grist mill was at the center of a key Civil War battle, the Battle of Peachtree Creek. It was located on the lands of Andrew Jackson Collier. Bronze markers in Tanyard Creek Park and old millstones and markers at the corner of Redland Drive and Collier Rd. recall this history.^[5]

Located on one of the three main branches of Utoy Creek that flow North West from East Point, Thomas Connolly established a grist mill to serve his local plantation and the surrounding community in 1850. Confederate Troops of Cleburnes Division, Hardees Corps were entrenched overlooking the mill. The mill was destroyed several times by flood and rebuilt until 1910 when it was destroyed by the US Sanitary Commission to prevent the spread of mosquitoes and malaria and flu after the epidemics in 1910-1919. The mill pond still exists and is a scenic site along the former Chattahoochee, now Connolly Drive in East Point, GA.

Established in 1850 by Thomas Connolly, located at the juncture of three tributaries of South Utoy Creek, A large dam supported a saw mill to meet lumber needs in the Utoy and East Point Areas of Fulton County. The Dam site was destroyed in 1963 with the construction of the GA Hwy 166 Lakewood Freeway. The Millpond prevented the direct assault of the US XXIII Corps during August 1864 along South Utoy Creek.

Durand's Mill was a water-powered sawmill and factory operated in the 1860s by Samuel A. Durand (1822–1891), and later by Fredrick A. Williams (1817–1883). Williams' name designated the old road now known as Briarcliff and Williams Mill Road. Later, J.F. Wallace (1840–1902) succeeded Williams. His name was given to Wallace Station, a former stop on the Seaboard Railroad, and the road to Emory University where it joins Clifton Road. Federal 4th Corps troops crossed the South Fork of Peachtree Creek at Durand's Mill on July 20, 1864 during their advance upon Atlanta.^[6]

Near

Located near Henderson Creek, one-tenth of a mile south of Midvale Road, in unincorporated DeKalb County, and named for Greenville Henderson (1792–1869).^[7]

Situated on the North Fork of Utoy Creek, the Grist mill was in operation in 1850. Union troops of the US XIV Corps, Johnson's Division, crossed the mill pond on August 3, 1864, in an attempt to break the Confederate defenses at Utoy Creek, GA. The Herring House was used as a headquarters by General Sherman on August 3–4, 1864.

In 1876, the Houston Mill was built on the south fork of

There were actually several Howell's Mills. In addition to the most well-known mill on Peachtree Creek, the Howell family established two other mills on Nancy Creek to the northwest. The mill located south of West Paces Ferry Road and Nancy Creek was known as 'Charley Howell's Mill', after Charles Augustus Howell (born Nov. 1845), one of Clark Howell's sons. It is now the site of the Hardin Construction Company.

The

Johnston's Mill was owned by William Johnston (1789–1855) and was a landmark of Federal military operations in the summer of 1864. It was on Briarwood Road between Buford Highway and I-85 on the North Fork of Peachtree Creek.^[10]

Between Fayetteville and Tyrone on the Flint River.

South of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and near the towns of Forest Park and Riverdale, is another mill named Lee's Mill. It was built during the Civil War by the father of pioneer W.J. Lee. The mill would be named after W.J. Lee, who was also the county surveyor, and would own the mill afterwards. Lee's Mill operated since then, until 1933 after the death of W.J. Lee.

Floods by the Flint River, and nearby tributaries such as Sullivan Creek and Mud Creek, erode what is left of Lee's Mill's ruins. Luck Stone, a Virginia-based company, owns the land at Lee's Mill.^[12] Lee's Mill can be accessed via Lee's Mill Road, in northern unincorporated Clayton County, and the mill is located by the Flint River and Sullivan Creek.

Mason Mill was a flour mill built by Ezekiel Mason before the

In 1906 the property was sold to the City of Decatur, and Mason Mill became a part of the Decatur Waterworks, a complex system supplying drinking water to the City until 1947.^[14]

Moore's Mill was established along Peachtree Creek in 1828 by Thomas Moore.^[15] A Civil War battle took place here on July 19, 1864.^[16][17]

Mundy's Mill was located between Jonesboro and Fayetteville.

Pace's Mill belonged to

The Marietta Paper Mill was built on the banks of

Pickett's Mill was located near Dallas in Paulding County.^[21] It was the site of the Battle of Pickett's Mill during the Civil War.

Located in the extreme northwest of Forsyth County, 10-acres in size, Poole's Mill Park's main attraction is the covered bridge over the swift moving Settendown Creek near the center of the thickly forested park.^[22] The bridge was built in 1901, and the park is on the National Historic Registry.^[23]

Queen Mill (or Queen's Mill) was opposite

Near Alpharetta.

Near Woodstock, Georgia.

Roswell Mill was a cluster of mills located in Fulton County near Vickery Creek in Roswell, Georgia, north of Atlanta.^[24] The mills were best known for producing finished textiles from raw materials grown on nearby plantations, and the group was "the largest cotton mill in north Georgia" at its height.^[25] The mill grew steadily, at one point producing wool and flour in addition to cotton textiles.^[26] This diversification progressed through several phases of ownership well into the 20th century, and the mill continued producing textiles until its eventual shutdown of operations in 1975.^[24]

Sewell Mill was located on

Near Canton, Georgia.

The property that became

Terry's Mill was owned and operated by Tom Terry (1823–1861) on Sugar Creek. The grist mill stood 800 yards downstream on Glenwood Ave. just east of I-20. It is cited in military annals recording the movements of Walker's and Bate's divisions of Hardee's corps to the Battle of Atlanta of July 22, 1864. His brother Thomas Terry operated a mill located at Lakewood Park, (future site of the Southeaster Fairgrounds). This large pond fed off the South River and created today's lake at Lakewood Park. Thomas Terry and his wife are buried on Lakewood Avenue at Southbend Park.[30]

Tilly Mill Road is located in DeKalb County, in the city of Dunwoody. The road bisects the land on which the mill was located, owned and operated by the Tilly family in the early 20th century. The name also describes the residential district which now occupies the land.

The 700-acre forested Tribble Mill Park is located in Gwinnett County, near Sugarloaf Parkway between Lawrenceville and Snellville, Georgia. The mill that gives Tribble Mill its name ran on a river on the property from the 1830s until the 1950s. The land was privately owned up until the 1990s.^[31] Ozora Lake is the centerpiece of Tribble Mill Park, offering fishing and boating. The park's 2.8-mile paved trail winds nearly level elevation around the lake. Multiple lots in the park offer free parking and easy access to the trail. The park is dog-friendly (leashes are required), with dog pick-up stations dotting the trail's length.^[32]

The Old Tucker Mill is an antebellum-era structure located in historic downtown Tucker, Georgia. It is currently operated as an antique store, at 4290 Railroad Avenue.

The Old Tucker Mill housed a

^: 49 It was purchased by Sam Durand before the Civil War, and military maps labeled it Durand's Mill on Williams Mill Road. It was last known as Wallace's Mill.

Wilsons Mill

Operated by Judge Wilson on a tributary of North Utoy Creek, the grist mill supported the Wilson Plantation and local farmers. Established in 1858 it was in operation during the Civil War and Union Troops were encamped adjacent to the mill in August 1864.

Wing Mill

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Willis Mill

This mill was on a tributary of South Utoy Creek, established in 1830 in Land Lot 200 of then Dekalb County, now Fulton. Joseph Willis was the miller and ground corn into meal and grits for early settlers in the Utoy Post Office Community CIRCA 1822. Customers included Dekalb County's first Physician Dr William Gilbert, and his Brother Dr Joshua Gilbert, the White family, Childress Family, Bryant Family, Head Family. The mill was the dividing line between the Union XXIII Army Corps and the Confederates of Bates Division during the siege of Atlanta in August 1864.

Near East Point, GA.

See also

• Historic bridges of the Atlanta area
• Historic ferries of the Atlanta area
• Georgia (U.S. state) portal