Edinburg Mill - Edinburg, VA
Posted by: vhasler
N 38° 49.263 W 078° 34.099
17S E 711106 N 4299727
A three-story frame grist mill which was saved by the town's women during the US Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMDT62
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2012
Views: 2
The Edinburg Mill, built 1848, is a three-story frame grist mill standing on the banks of Stony Creek. It was a working feed mill until July 1978. The subsequent NRHP in 1979 states that reuse was being considered - possibly as a restuarant. Today it houses the non-profit Edinburg Heritage Foundation, which has a visitors' center and museum.
Signs at the location relay that during the US Civil War the mill was set afire by Sheridan's federal troops, but town's women convinced the soldiers to save the existing flour, thus the flames were put out.
Refer also to the NHRP application (secondary link below).
Street address: 214 S Main Street Along Hwy US11 Edinburg, VA USA 22824
County / Borough / Parish: Shenandoah County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Work In Progress (museum)
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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