Bulletin of the Fluvanna County Historical Society
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Bulletin of Fluvanna County Historical Society |
| Year of publication | 1970 Ocober (no 10 & 11) |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Offprint/Journal Supplement |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | A booklet on the old mills of Fluvanna County, Virginia USA. Contents includes information of mills in literature, e.g. Robert Louis Stevenson. Includes information on the role of mills in family and community life. 2. Early Records and Mills 3. Wood's Map of 1820- Wood listed 14 mills. 4. Creek Mills- Includes mills in Ballenger Creek, Byrd Creek, Carys Creek, Bremo Creek, Little Bremo Creek, Rockfish Creek- Seven Isles.5. James River- Middleton Mills 6. Hardware River- Kidd's Mill. 7. I Remember, I remember- includes a tale written by Wood- memories of Kidd's Mill. 8. They Ground Exceedingly Fine- includes information on water wheels- itineraries etc. 9. Millers, Mills and Mechunk 10. Solitude Stands 11. Rivanna River Mills- includes, The Union Mills, Palmyra Mills, Carysbrook Plantation Mill, and "De Kingfish": Rivanna Mills Includes verse by Robert Louis Stevenson: Here is the mill with the humming of thunder, Here is the weir with the wonder of foam Here is the sluice with the race running under Marvellous places, though handy to home! (from Keepsake Mill) |
Copies held
Accession no. 229856
- Shelf location: C152
- Notes: Bulletin No.10 & 11
Divisions within this publication
- 1: Mills of Yesterday
- 2: Early Records and Mills
- 3: Wood's Map of 1820
- 4: Creek Mills
- 5: James River- Middleton Mills
- 6: Hardware River- Kidd's Mill.
- 7: I Remember, I remember
- 8: They Ground Exceedingly Fine
- 9: Millers, Mills and Mechunk
- 10: Solitude Stands
- 11: Rivanna River Mills