ca. 1799 - 1900's CURRENT CONDITION: Restored grist mill and part of mill race remain Whetstone Branch, on Walkers Mill Road. Part of the mill race may be seen downstream at the juncture where the Midcounty Highway crosses Whetstone Branch. OWNERS: Nathan James Walker, Nathan Walker, Nathan Asbury Walker, John Lawson, H. Winfree Irvine Jr. INFORMATION: (ref: William Neal "Bill" Hurley Jr. and H. Winfree Irvine, Jr.) It was a grist and saw mill. 1849 Nathan James Walker purchased 190 acres from Charles H.C. Orme for $900. In 1867 he purchased more land. It was referred to as Raley(sp?) Knoll Farm. 1877 Nathan Walker built the mill. It had an overshoot wheel. A wicker dam was used for the millpond. The mill run has a concrete reducer before the wooden sluice box. 1913 Nathan Walker's son, Nathan Asbury Walker (b.1865 d.1935) purchased the mill from his father. The mill was restored by the Irvine's. It was last used as a flour mill but was restored as a grist mill. It has two stones. It mechanisms are complete and is lacking only the water wheel to drive them. The mill house still stands on private property. Part of a wooden gear is outside by side of the mill. The miller's house is now a wing of a private residence. Ref: Cracklin District Map No. 1 BACK TO MILL STUDY PAGE BACK TO MAIN PAGE This page was last updated on 2.16.03 |