Meadow Run Grist Mill, Monticello, Virginia
This summer, we headed to Virginia to visit Monticello. We really enjoyed friends, family and good food. After eating at one of the local restaurants we found a really nice water wheel next door, so I took a few pictures of it. The inside was really nice but I didn't manage to take any pictures of it. After leaving I wish I had. Oh well, the outside pictures are really great! A little history about this water wheel: Meadow Run Mill is part of the Michie Tavern (circa 1784) complex, moved, and reconstructed, the Meadow Run Mill, once located at Laurel Hill, Virginia. Plans for the mill were drawn up in 1764, and construction began in 1770, but the mill structure was not completed until after the American Revolution. The mill operated until 1958. In 1974, the Meadow Run Mill was purchased and moved to this site by owners of Michie Tavern (circa1784). The addition to the left of the first floor stone foundation is a gift shop. The mill has one of the best examples of a complete cas