Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Entrepreneurs, Tradesmen and Laborers

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 12, 2024

1. Entrepreneurs, Tradesmen and Laborers Marker

Inscription.
Hot, dirty, and dangerous work!

In the beginning, entrepreneurs provided the vision and funds, tradesmen provided talent as masons and blacksmiths, and enslaved persons provided labor to build the mill race and construct the buildings. Here the raw materials for manufacturing iron product were summoned together to make pig iron and horseshoes. This was a small beginning of what was to come later to the surrounding county in much larger operations.

Across the millrace was a water-powered merchant mill, first built in 1808 and then rebuilt after the Civil War. The mill survived here until the 1930's. During this later period the mill was run by a water-powered turbine and it used steel rollers, rather than mill stones, to grind grain.

(Caption):

McCormick-Goodhart Collection, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University.

Jordan's Point Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Visit the Miller's House website for more information: millershousemuseum.org

Erected 2017 by Miller's House Museum.

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 37° 47.549′ N, 79° 25.756′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. It can be reached from Moses Mill Road north of Jordan Point Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Jordan's Point Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 834 Moses Mill Road, Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mills, Forges and Foundries... (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Jordan's Point (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 12, 2024

2. Entrepreneurs, Tradesmen and Laborers Marker

Iron Rails, Steam Locomotives, 90 years (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rise and Fall of an American Waterfront (within shouting distance of this marker); Road, River and Rail: (within shouting distance of this marker); First it was cotton, then it was barrels, then it was grain... (within shouting distance of this marker); Wharf, Work and Worship (within shouting distance of this marker); Three bridges and a railroad trestle (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jordan’s Point (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Entrepreneurs, Tradesmen and Laborers. The website listed on this marker is incorrect. The website should be:

millershousemuseum.com

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.