The mill at the Falls of the Rough was built in 1823, by Morgan B. Green and brother Willis, on land bought by Willis Green in 1821, and operated continuously for over 140 years. Farmers from a seven county area brought grain to be ground into flour or cornmeal at this 6,000 acre complex of timber and farmland that supported several early family industries. Willis was a member of the state legislature from 1836-37 and a U.S. Congressman from 1839-45.

The original land grant was to Benjamin Sebastian, an early Kentucky Supreme Court Justice, who was a co-conspirator of Aaron Burr. The timbering and farming complex utilized as many as 100 workers. Joseph Pumphrey Wilson, whose grandmother was a Green, used to raft logs down the Rough, the Green, then to the Ohio River to sawmills. In the 1890's, they were sawn at the mill then raft down as lumber. Permission is needed to see the mill, in deteriorating condition.

Model of Green Mill

Picture taken 26 hours before the front wall collapsed into the river. I had never seen the mill before. My aunt lives nearby and wanted to show me the mill saying it would soon be gone forever.

Green Brothers Farm and Mill, taken 2016 from Danny England Facebook post on 03-14-2016. Green Brothers Mill is in state of disrepair, looks as if it could fall into Rough River. Community on FB is tossing ideas to try to save it. Please share this with your spoom.org. Perhaps someone will have ideas.

Taken 8/15/16

Another view of the mill the day before the wall collapsed.