Newsom's Mill
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gbworld
N 36° 05.502 W 086° 59.194
16S E 501209 N 3994119
Sign on Highway 70 telling you about Newsom's Mill which is located about a mile down a road to the left of the sign, as you travel out of Nashville (N 36.08083 W 086.99736).
Waymark Code: WM3GYF
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2008
Views: 35
Sign states:
The original Newsoms Mill was located upstream & was destroyed by flood in 1808. Joseph M. Newsom constructed this turbine-powered gristmill in 1862 of hand-dressed limestone from Newsom's quarry, a mile south. Newsom's stone in found in many important buildings in the city of Nashville.
Marker Name: Newsom's Mill
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 62
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nasvhille and Davidson County.
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