Mill Details

Buckland Mill / John Love's Mill / Broad Run Mill

Prince William Co. | Virginia | USA
Known Dates: Early mill c.1770's, this mill late 1800's
Township: n/a
Watersource: Broad Run.
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Buckland Mill / John Love's Mill / Broad Run Mill

Located near the town of Haymarket, south of I-66 along the west side of US 15 on the south side of Broad Run. The address is 7980 Buckland Mill Road, Gainesville, Va.

Verse for Thought
To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill; O may it all my powers engage To do my Master's will. "A Charge to Keep I Have" by Charles Wesley
({From the hymnal - Sing to the Lord})
Buckland Mill / John Love's Mill / Broad Run Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 03/22/2010

The mill stands on the original tract of land known as "Broad Run Tract." It was owned by the sixth Lord Fairfax, who conveyed it to his agent, Robert (King) Carter. Carter operated a mill on this tract in the early 1770's.

Buckland Mill / John Love's Mill / Broad Run Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 03/22/2010

Carter then conveyed it to his sons and son-in-law, who in turn sold it to Samuel Love in 1774. There is information available stating that the present mill was built by John Love, date unknown.

Buckland Mill / John Love's Mill / Broad Run Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 03/22/2010

Other sources have the present mill being built in the late 1800's by George Calvert, using materials from a woolen mill nearby, that was dismantled. The mill was a modern mill for its time being powered by a Bell or vertical turbine, located in the basement.

Buckland Mill / John Love's Mill / Broad Run Mill
Robert T. Kinsey 03/22/2010

At the time it ceased operations, it was powered by a diesel engine. Calvert operated the mill from about 1899 to 1919. There is still some machinery on the upper floors. The present owners, Brian Mannix & Susan Dudley (Spoom members) live in the miller's cottage and use the mill for a barn and boathouse.

 
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