Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Golden's No. 1 New Model Sorghum Mill

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 18, 2025

1. Golden's No. 1 New Model Sorghum Mill Marker

Inscription. This Sorghum Mill was made by Goldens Foundry and Machine Co, of Columbus Georgia.

It was found on a farm in Gruetli Laager owned by Keith McBee and donated by him to Grundy County Historical Society Heritage Center. The base was designed and constructed by Ron Van Dyke. The sorghum mill was restored by Jamey Chernicky.

Sorghum cane was fed into the mill and ground to produce syrup by the rotation around the mill of a mule harnessed to the pole affixed to the crank at the top of the mill.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 35° 15.667′ N, 85° 44.221′ W. Marker is in Tracy City, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It can be reached from the intersection of Laurel Street and Main Street (Scenic U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Laurel St, Tracy City TN 37387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farquhar Steam Engine and Boiler (here, next to this marker); Why President Taft Came to Sewanee (Part II) (here, next to this marker); Why President Taft Came to Sewanee (a few steps from this marker); Mountain People (a few steps from this marker); Shook School Traffic Control

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(a few steps from this marker); Leonard L. Tate (a few steps from this marker); The Formation of Coal on the Plateau (a few steps from this marker); Artifacts in the Exhibit Area (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tracy City.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 18, 2025

2. Golden's No. 1 New Model Sorghum Mill Marker

Golden's No. 1 New Model Sorghum Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 18, 2025

3. Golden's No. 1 New Model Sorghum Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.