Sautee Nacoochee Millstones - Sautee Nacoochee -Georgia - Millstones on Waymarking.com

These two stones are located in Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. at the African America Heritage Site. The marker reads:

"Quarriers cut millstone blanks from an exposed ledge of gneiss rock adjacent to Mill Rock Branch, a small stream at the upper end of Sautee Valley. They used hardened steel hammers known as mill picks to cut grooves (lands) and ridges to shape the working faces of millstones used in grist mills for grinding corn into grits and cornmeal. Three millstones are on display here. This millstone is unfinished. The millstone to the left of the slave dwelling was at Stovall Mill, and the millstone near the rock wall was at Watts Mill. E.P. Williams, who owned the Nacoochee slave dwelling, operated an "industrial complex" on nearby Sautee Creek where flowing water powered the machinery, and slaves provided labor. A grist mill at this complex used a millstone similar, but somewhat larger than these."

The first millstone mentioned as unfinished is barely visible next to the marker and mostly hidden under the ivy, but the other two are pictured.

Type of mill: Water Mill What did this millstone make?: Corn for grits and cornmeal. Status of Stone: Public Display Website containing relating information: [Web Link]

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