Frontier Fort, Mill Village, Ghost Town

Frontier Fort, Mill Village, Ghost Town. Welcome to Scull Shoals. , 1784 First white settlers arrive , 1793 Fort Clark built , 1810 Georgia's first paper mill , 1845 Fire destroyed mills, rebuilt 1847 , 1861-65 No damages here in Civil War , 1887 Flood covered town, removed bridge , 1897 Mills sold, town abandoned , 1935 US. Government bought land, 1 Superintendent's House , From his house downtown, the Superintendent could observe all town activities. A large root cellar was built of blue granite from a quarry on Rose Creek across the river, The house was damaged by a flood in 1908, but stood until the 1930's., 2 Blacksmith Shop and Covered Bridge , The Blacksmith made and fixed mill and farm equipment, served town needs, and collected bridge tolls. , The covered toll bridge was first built in 1809, lost in 1841 Harrison Freshet (flood), then again in the disastrous 1887 flood. A ferry was used to cross the river when the bridge was not available., 3 Power Plant and Raceway Bridge , Built in 1846, this power plant held a horizontal turbine that powered all the mills. Water from Oconee River entered the power plant by the raceway (canal) from the dam. , The arched brick raceway bridge allowed villagers access to mill buildings from downtown. It was damaged by a tree fall in 1999., 4 Manager's House , This two-chimney house was built in early 1800's and remained occupied until removed in 1935. The four-room house had two porches, facing to the river and along Greensboro Road. The photograph of the village was made from the front yard of this house., 5 Company Store and Warehouse , Rebuilt in brick after the 1845 fire that destroyed the whole mill complex, the store served ihe community and the mills. It was under water for four days in 1887 flood, destroying 600 bushels of wheat waiting to be ground into flour., 6 Frontier Fort Clark , Built in 1793 by Michael Cupp for $45.00, this wooden fort was a fortified house with a stockade, 11 feet high, and 29 yards long by 19 yards wide. It was garrisoned by Greene County Militia, who were led by Cornett Peyton Smith. , The fort's location was unknown until 1999, when archaeologists found remains of a large post with pottery dated from 1780-1820., 7 Mill Houses , Located around the village, these houses were provided by the owners. Today they are marked by chimney bases, wells, and some vegetation., (captions) , Dr. Lindsey Durham (1789-1859) and his medical family had a large hospital and developed patent medicines from his 13 acre herb garden across the Oconee River., Dr. Thomas N. Poullain (1792-1859) owned and operated Scull Shoals Mills from 1827-1868. He lived here until 1838 when he moved into Greensboro.