Janes Mill
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N 36° 13.927 W 088° 36.660
16S E 355225 N 4010897
Janes Mill, located outside of Gleason, TN
Waymark Code: WM14DX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2007
Views: 18
A large water-powered mill was established druing the 1830s on the middle fork of the Obion River, north of Gleason. It produced lumber, two grades of flour, shorts, cornmeal and cracked corn for feed, which was shipped by flatboat to New Orleans. Owned and operated from 1858 until 1917 by William D. Janes and his father, Edward Janes. Janes Mill was a community gathering place and provided for the needy during the Civil War.
Marker Name: Janes Mill
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4A 40
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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