Love's Mill / Wilkenson Mill
Washington Co. | Virginia | USA
Watersource: South Fork of Holston River.
Love's Mill / Wilkenson Mill
From I-81 in Chilhowie, go south on Sr 107 about 1-2 miles to Sr 762/Love's Mill Road, turn right and go about 2.1 miles to the mill on the left. The mill sits just east of the intersection of Sr762 and Sr607.
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The mill 2 story frame mill, with weatherboard, gable roof, and full attic was built c. 1837.
The feed mill specialized in supplying Wayne Feeds and Bartlet Feeds to the area farmers.
The overshot wheel has been removed from the former water-powered grist mill that functioned lately as a feed mill.
The concrete dam with the start of the concrete headrace to supply the mill with water-power.
A view of the upstream side of the mill from approximately the dams distance from the mill.
Looking down the concrete headrace to the mill structure. Operation was by belt drive with some direct drive gearing. The mill powered 3 run of buhrstones, roller mills, bolting and sifting machinery.
The mill office just to the right of the mill on the downstream side.
The newer section of the milling enterprise still in operation, including seed corn available for purchase.
A mill view showing the placement of the mill office in conjunction with the old mill building.
a final parting shot of the mill along the South Fork of the Holston River.GPS: 36' 44.85'N, 81' 40.93'W ele 2,054'/626 meters Wytheville Quadrangle