Forestville in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Andrew Zirkle Mill

Photographed By Linda Walcroft, February 9, 2008

1. ANDREW ZIRKLE MILL Marker

Inscription. Built in the 1750s by the Zirkel brothers and owned by the Revolutionary War patriot Andrew Zirkle, the mill operated for 180 years. Flour milled here went to Boston when the harbor was blockaded after the Boston Tea Party and to the Continental Army in 1781. The building survived the burning of the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War because its miller hung a Union flag from the roof and pleaded with officers of Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer's cavalry for its safety. The mill contains its original millstones and the roller-milling equipment installed about 1900.

Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number AB-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 38° 42.856′ N, 78° 43.314′ W. Marker is in Forestville, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on Quicksburg Road (County Route 767) 0.2 miles east of Senedo Road/Middle Road and Quicksburg Road, on the left when traveling east. Mill is on Holman's Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Shenandoah

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River. It is about 8 miles from New Market, VA. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quicksburg VA 22847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Meem's Bottom Covered Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); Action at Mill Creek (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rude’s Hill (approx. 4 miles away); Rude’s Hill Action (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Rude's Hill (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Rude’s Hill (approx. 4 miles away); Cavalry Engagement (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Meem’s Bottom Covered Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is across the road from the mill and is in front of the Forestville-Quicksburg Ruritan Community Center.

Also see . . .
1. Zirkle Mill. Website homepage (Submitted on February 9, 2008, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia.)

2. The Zirkle Mill. The Cultural Landscape Foundation website entry (Submitted on February 10, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Zirkle Mill, Forestville image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Linda Walcroft, February 9, 2008

2. Zirkle Mill, Forestville

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2008, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,156 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2008, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.