James Rice Mill, Norris State Park, Tennessee.
(Blog Note: We are still in Orlando, dealing with attorneys, funeral homes, etc. to close out Louise's sister's estate. Doesn't look like we'll get back to Knoxville before late next week.)
The mill at Norris State Park was built in 1798 by James Rice and sons on Lost Creek in Union County, Tennessee and moved to its present location on Lower Clear Creek and restored when Norris Dam was built. It has recently been repaired and further restored.
I first photographed this mill in June, 2022, but thought it should be photographed in fall color, which I did on October 29th of this year. It was well worth the wait.
The mill that was: The waterwheel at the Olde Mill Inn, Cumberland Gap.
For more than a hundred years the Chief Black Fox Mill was operated by the families of Cherokee chief Black Fox and Daniel Boone's brother. The wheel was built by the Fitz Water Wheel Company in Hanover, Pennsylvania in the early 1900s and the millstones were imported from England. In 1940 the wheel and millworks were moved to the building which is now the Olde Mill Inn in the village of Cumberland Gap.
No longer powering a working mill, the old wheel remains a beautiful piece of history.
Both photos were made with a Fuji X-T20 digital camera and the Fujicron XF 16-80mm lens.
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