Opelika in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Top Rock Millstone
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
1. Top Rock Millstone Marker
was in a grist mill
owned and operated by W.S.A. Bence
on Sweetwater Creek in Clay County, AL
1919-1947
Donated by H.S. Bence
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 32° 39.57′ N, 85° 22.882′ W. Marker is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County. It can be reached from Park Road 0.1 miles west of Rocky Brook Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Opelika AL 36801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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: Salem Shotwell Covered Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Municipal "Monkey" Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieutenant Colonel Dallas B. Smith (approx. 0.3 miles away); Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Rosseau's Raid to East Alabama (approx. 0.8 miles away); Opelika / Opelika (approx. 0.8 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelika.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
2. Top Rock Millstone
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
3. Top Rock Millstone & Salem Shotwell Covered Bridge
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
4. Top Rock Millstone
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 907 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 7, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
