Welcome to The Old Mill

Welcome to The Old Mill. . If you like good biscuits and hot corn bread-mixed with friendly conversation-you've come to the right place. People have been coming to The Old Mil for stone ground flour, meal, and conversation for nearly 200 years! , , Long ago, Cherokee Indians named this rippling stream the Little Pigeon River. In 1781, just after the American Revolution, Colonel Samuel Wear, leading American patriots crossed the mountains from Virginia and built a small fort. , , Within a few years, other settlers arrived to claim lands along the river, and a small community began to grow. Early 19th-century accounts describe a busy scene: a group of rough-hewn buildings anchored by a massive, smoking iron forge and soon, a water-powered grist mill. Wagons arrived laden with iron ore, corn, and wheat. They departed with freshly ground grain, cast-iron farm tools and cooking pots, imported "luxuries such as sugar, and the latest news and gossip. , , The Old Mill buildings in 21st-century Pigeon Forge survive as the historic gathering place and commercial hub of a pre-electric, pre-automobile, pre-internet world. Just like 150 years ago, The Old Mill is as essential to this community as daily bread. , Step back in time and enjoy historic Pigeon Forge! , Captions , (Photo #1) (photo courtesy of the Mountain Press) , (Photo #2) The Old Mill was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.