Edinburg Mill - Edinburg, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
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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

Visit Instructions:
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