Barnard's Mill

Barnard's Mill. Est. 1860. , Barnard's Mill, established 1860 on the banks of the Paluxy River, was constructed by Charles E. Barnard through a contract with the Milam School Land District. A unique grist mill was powered by a water turned turbine engine. Walls are of native stone quarried near Chalk Mountain. The foundation sits on the solid limestone bed of the river. The original building is 40 x 60 feet, three stories and the mill race for the water power ran beneath the building. The walls of the ground floor are some 30 inches thick. Inside timbers are 12 x 12 inch, hand hewn and brought to the area from east Texas by ox drawn wagons. The veranda addition was built in 1895 and served as a steam powered cotton gin. The adjacent building was established in 1941 by Dr. JJ Hanna as a "healing waters clinic". All facilities later became the Marks-English Hospital serving Glen Rose and the surrounding communities until 1971. Purchased in 1979, Barnard's Mill became a private home. In 2007, Richard H. Moore donated these historical properties to the Somervell History Foundation., Marker placed by Thomas Joslin Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century , September 12, 2010