Millrace 

11 creative works found

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  Mingus Mill
  by Gary L. Suddath

  Mingus Mill on a foggy,fall morning.Built in 1886 it is powered by a water turbine inside.It is an operating grain mill,March thru November.You can talk to the millers and buy the grain.It is located on the NC side of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.Our forefaters didn’t go to the store for bread the 1st had to grow the grain,it then must be ground.Only then could they make it.

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  Days Of Old
  by Gary L. Suddath

  I enjoy photographing the foggy autumn mornings. I also dabble some with my family’s genealogy. I find it interesting to see how my forefathers lived. This Photo is a combination of the two interests. I think the times past is important and should be preserved. / This is Mingus Mill located on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountain N.P.It is one of the many historic structures preserved by the Park Services. It was built in 1886.It is one of two operating grist mills in the GSMNP.These mills were a vital part of the communities of that era.The people of that era could grow there grain but still needed to have it ground so they could have there day to day bread. / I feel it’s important to call peoples attention to structures like this. They may then have a better understanding of those wishing support to help preserve them.So our grandchildren can see the struggles of how we became a nation

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  Mingus Mill II
  by Gary L. Suddath

  Mingus Mill on a foggy,fall morning.Built in 1886 it is powered by a water turbine inside.It is an operating grain mill,March thru November.You can talk to the millers and buy the grain.It is located on the NC side of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park

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  John Cable Mill
  by Gary L. Suddath

  The John Cable Mill in Black and White.It is found at the Cades Cove Visitors Center,Great Smoky Mountains.It is still used by the park service.They have rangers explaning its operation,and millers making meal which can be purchased…......Color version available upon request

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  Mingus Mill VIII
  by Gary L. Suddath

  Mingus Mill in sepia much as it would of appeared in the days of the type of photography.Mingus Mill is located in thr Smoky Mountains.It is still in operation today an its products can be purchesed there as well as seeing its actual operation…I can ajust the leval a sepia if you desire a different level of it please contact me an I’ll try an post what you want

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  Mingus Mill VII
  by Gary L. Suddath

  Mingus Mill in B&W much as it would of appeared in the early days of photography.Mingus Mill is located in the Smoky Mountains.It is still in operation today an its products can be purchesed there as well as seeing its actual operation.It operates by turbine insted of a water wheel

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  Cable Mill IV
  by Gary L. Suddath

  John Cable’s Mill located in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountain N.P. Built in the late 1800’s. Millers are on site most the year grinding the products which also can be bought. If a lighter or darker sepia tone is desired e-mail me and I’ll post it for your review

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  Mingus Mill VI
  by Gary L. Suddath

  Foggy,Fall image of The Mingus Mill flume located on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mt. N. P….For most of the year this is a working mill. Product from it call also be bought. It is ran my a water-powered turbine as opposed to a wheel Camera: Canon 20D / Lens: Canon 28-135mm / Focal Length: 28mm / Aperature Priority / Shutter Speed: 1/2s / F/Stop: 11 / ISO: 100 / /

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  Mill Wheel
  by Gary L. Suddath

  In order to use the corn or grains for baking they had to be ground into flour. This could be done by mortar and pestle but is very time consuming using this method. Man as far back as the 1st B.C. has used hydropower to help speed up this process. The use of this power came to be known as gristmills. / A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface. Most commonly, the wheel is mounted vertically. Water turns the wheel then gears and ultimately the grinding stones. They are many verities of this method. / The wheel here at the John Cable Mill in Cades Cove is known as an overshot type. This gets its name from water running over the top of the wheel. This mill wasn’t the 1st in Cades Cove but by 1870 the population was large enough to support another.

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  Mingus Mill - Millrace
  by Lisa Hewitt

  A half-mile north of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center is Mingus Mill. Built in 1886, this historic grist mill uses a water-powered turbine instead of a water wheel to power all of the machinery in the building. Located at its original site, Mingus Mill stands as a tribute to the test of time. From nps.com

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  Mingus Mill #3
  by Lisa Hewitt

  Another view of the millrace at Mingus Mill in North Carolina. Again very effective in sepia.