The Arrington Mill, McDuffie County
Here are two old mills that I think are especially beautiful. I discovered them both while working on my book Backroads and Byways of Georgia.
On an obscure backroad south of Thomson in McDuffie County in the east central part of the state sits the Arrington Mill, built on Fort Creek around 1920. The beauty and peacefulness of the scene are palpable.
Powered by an underwater turbine, which appears to be gone now, the mill, like many other small Georgia mills, most likely ground grain for local farmers. I visited and photographed the mill on July 14, 2016.
Perdue's Mill, Habersham County.
About four miles from Clarkesville in northeast Georgia is Perdue's Mill on Perdue Mill Road (sometimes called Pardue). Built in the 1930s on Perdue Mill Creek, it was in operation until the mid-1960s. The mill was powered by an 18-foot overshot wheel, which is now gone. The water came, not from the waterfall which is seen in the photo, but from a mill dam and pond above the cascade.
I visited and photographed Perdue's Mill on October 27, 2016.
Vines on the wall of Perdue's Mill. I have been told they are Virginia Creeper, but I'm not enough of a botanist to verify that.
Each of these mills is beautiful in its own way. The Arrington Mill has an atmosphere of peacefulness; Perdue's Mill is a scene of raw, wild beauty.
The Arrington mill was photographed with an Olympus E-M5 camera and a Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm lens; the Perdue mill with a Canon EOS 6D and a Canon EF 28-105mm lens.
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