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Oak Ridge in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Bailes Old Mill

Est. 1745 by Nathan Dillon

 
 
Bailes Old Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2015
1. Bailes Old Mill Marker
Inscription.
Troops of Cornwallis during
American Revolution on way to
Battle of Guilford Court House
took over mill
grinding meal for their men.
Moved to present location and
enlarged by Joel Saunders 1822

Commonly known as
The Old Mill of Guilford
Owned by families of
Dillon      Brittain      Hendricks
Saunders      Stafford      Bailes
Blalock      Lowery

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
 
Location. 36° 9.613′ N, 79° 58.696′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is on State Highway 68, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1340 NC Hwy 68 North, Oak Ridge NC 27310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Mill of Guilford (a few steps from this marker); Linville Chapel (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stafford-Benbow House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oak Ridge Public School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oak Ridge Institute (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oakhurst (approx. 1.1 miles away); Charles Benbow House (approx. 1.2 miles away); R.P. Larkins House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.
 
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 The Historic Old Mill of Guilford - 1764. (Submitted on August 14, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
 
Bailes Old Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2015
2. Bailes Old Mill Marker
Bailes Old Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2015
3. Bailes Old Mill Marker
Bailes Old Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2015
4. Bailes Old Mill
Bailes Old Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2015
5. Bailes Old Mill
Mill Stone Bailes Old Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2015
6. Mill Stone Bailes Old Mill
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 14, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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