Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Brewer-Austin Mill

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

1. Brewer-Austin Mill Marker

Inscription. Featuring local rough-milled cypress, this timber frame structure was built in the summer of 2011 by two volunteers, Wilbur Brewer and Bill Austin, using only traditional timber framing methods such as mortise and tenon joints. No nails were used in the construction of the frame. Instead, oak pegs were used to secure the joints. The Hurst frame was constructed around 1816 and housed in the Massengill Mill on Buffalo Creek in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 36° 26.395′ N, 89° 4.206′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is at the intersection of Graham Drive and Welcome Circle on Graham Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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the Anglosphere.

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

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: C. Grooms Smithy (a few steps from this marker); Hugh Wade Feed Store (within shouting distance of this marker); The Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Smokehouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Settlement Pavilion (about 300 feet away); David Crockett (about 300 feet away); Mule-drawn Sorghum Mill (about 300 feet away); Livestock Barn (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

2. Brewer-Austin Mill Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

3. Brewer-Austin Mill Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

4. Brewer-Austin Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.