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Yanceyville in Caswell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Long's Mill

 
 
Long's Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025
1. Long's Mill Marker
Inscription.
In memory
William Long
1801 - 1876

James Monroe Long
1843 - 1919

William Taylor Long
1895 - 1957

owners of Long's Mill which
operated with this and other
millstones for more than
100 years on Country Line Creek,
six miles south of Milton.

 
Erected 2006 by Caswell Horticulture Club.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
 
Location. 36° 24.188′ N, 79° 20.192′ W. Marker is in Yanceyville, North Carolina, in Caswell County. It is at the intersection of Court Square and Fire Department Drive, on the right when traveling east on Court Square. The Marker is located on the grounds of the former Caswell County courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 144 Court Square, Yanceyville NC 27379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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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: The Veteran's Walk (a few steps from this marker); Caswell Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse Fence (1861-1941) (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Lest We Forget" (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring Nicholas Longworth Dillard (within shouting distance of this marker); Public Watering Trough (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yanceyville.
 
Long's Mill Marker and historic millstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025
2. Long's Mill Marker and historic millstone
Long's Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025
3. Long's Mill Marker
Long's Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025
4. Long's Mill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 8, 2026