Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rio Mill

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 25, 2015

1. Rio Mill Marker

Inscription. In 1855, W.S. Huggins and Company built a four-story brick mill building on this site. It was powered by two twenty-five horsepower engines with a capacity of 200 barrels of flour per day. In 1860, William Spence bought the mill. Both the Confederate and the United States armies used the building. After the war, it was converted to a cotton gin by Farmer's Gin Company. Later owned by C.N. Haynes, it was demolished in 1990.

Erected by Tennessee Historical commission. (Marker Number 3A 165.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 35° 50.634′ N, 86° 23.792′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Front Street and Hickerson Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Cannonsburgh Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 S Front Street, Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leeman House (here, next to this marker); One-Room Schoolhouse (here, next to this marker);

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University House (here, next to this marker); 1900s Telephone Building (here, next to this marker); Loom House (One-Room Log Cabin) (here, next to this marker); Doctor's Office (here, next to this marker); Country Store (here, next to this marker); Ash Hopper (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 25, 2015

2. Rio Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.