Lewisville in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lewisville Roller Mill

1910

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

1. Lewisville Roller Mill Marker

Inscription. Built by the J.P. Sprinkle family in 1910. Sold to Fielden Hale Jennings in 1925, who operated the mill for 58 years as the largest village employer. Now used as Lewisville Hardware. Oldest continuously occupied commercial building in Lewisville.

Erected 1994 by Lewisville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 36° 6.018′ N, 80° 24.832′ W. Marker is in Lewisville, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Shallowford Road 0.1 miles east of Lewisville Vienna Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewisville NC 27023, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

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 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: Lewisville United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lewisville Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis C. Laugenour House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Lewisville Academy (approx. half a mile away); POW-MIA Memorial (approx. half a mile away); "Battle Cross" (approx. half a mile away); Great Philadelphia Wagon Road (approx. half a mile away); Methodist Church Parsonage (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisville.

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Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

2. Lewisville Roller Mill Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

3. Lewisville Roller Mill Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

4. Lewisville Roller Mill Marker

back of the Lewisville Roller Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

5. back of the Lewisville Roller Mill

Lewisville Roller Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

6. Lewisville Roller Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,422 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 27, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.