Fountain Inn in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill

Front - Stone's Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mitch Gambrell, August 17, 2008

1. Front - Stone's Mill

Inscription. Stone's Mill: The first grist mill on Big Durbin Creek was built about 1813 for John Bruce (d. 1818), a veteran of the American Revolution, who also ran a sawmill and woolen mill here. The present mill, built by slave labor before 1860, is made of heart pine, with a granite foundation. It was built for Jesse K. Stone (1825-1899), and the mill was known as Stone's Mill until his death.

Jones' Mill: The mill complex was sold to R.B. Holland in 1899, then to the Jones family soon afterward. Walter T. Jones ground corn and wheat, ran a cotton gin, and operated a small grocery store here for many years. The grist mill, along with the shoals, rocks, and a nearby covered bridge, was a "favorite gathering place" in the vicinity until the mill shut down in the 1950s.

Erected 2005 by Oliver Thompson Chapter No. 1850, United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Marker Number 23-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 34° 43.784′ N, 82° 12.02′

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W. Marker is in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker is on Jones Mill Road (County Road 191), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the bridge over Durbin Creek. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1345 Jones Mill Road, Fountain Inn SC 29644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Fountain Inn (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cannon Memorial Park Veterans Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fountain Inn High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fountain Inn Rosenwald School (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fountain Inn High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fountain Inn Veterans Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mrs. Emmie Fulmer (approx. 2.4 miles away); Eve (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fountain Inn.

Regarding Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill. Portions of the old dam and other foundations can be seen from the marker, and from the bridge. On the west side of the bridge can be seen the remains of a small dam, and on the east side (same side as the marker) can be observed the remains of the old road bed and bridge supports.

Reverse - Jones' Mill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mitch Gambrell, August 17, 2008

2. Reverse - Jones' Mill Marker

Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mitch Gambrell, August 17, 2008

3. Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill Marker

Marker located at the bridge over Durbin Creek - view traveling North from Fountain Inn, SC.

Photographed By Brian Scott, May 17, 2009

4. Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill Marker

Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, May 17, 2009

5. Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill

Visible looking east from the bridge.

circa 1920

6. Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill circa 1920

This as a photo taken of the Old Jones Mill around 1920 with mule driven wagons drawn up.

Remains of small dam. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mitch Gambrell, August 17, 2008

7. Remains of small dam.

Remains of old road bed and support for bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mitch Gambrell, August 17, 2008

8. Remains of old road bed and support for bridge.

Bridge Support and Remains of Old Roadway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, May 17, 2009

9. Bridge Support and Remains of Old Roadway

Closer view of the old bridge support. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mitch Gambrell, August 17, 2008

10. Closer view of the old bridge support.

Bridge Support and Big Durbin Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, May 17, 2009

11. Bridge Support and Big Durbin Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,259 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on June 18, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. 4. submitted on November 23, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 22, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on July 25, 2010, by Barry Bruce Lyda II of Simpsonville, United States. 7, 8. submitted on August 17, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. 9. submitted on May 22, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 10. submitted on August 17, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. 11. submitted on May 22, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.