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The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia: Illustrated Histories, 1770-2010 (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 30)

by Franklin F. Webb (Author), Ricky L. Cox (Author)
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From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state's economy. This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day. Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remains of abandoned mill sites.

The main body of the book provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills, a few of which also processed wool. The histories are based primarily on oral histories, title deed records, and local newspapers. More than 100 photographs and maps supplement the text, and tables provide production figures for various mills from industrial censuses of 1850, 1870, and 1880.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0786437235
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0786437238
  3. Publisher
    McFarland & Company
  4. Publication date
    June 27, 2012
  5. Part of series
    Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7 x 0.73 x 10 inches
  8. Print length
    362 pages
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“a rich and detailed history of primarily water-powered mills in an important region of Appalachia...well-researched and written...an in-depth history...photograph collection significantly enhances the text...recommend the book highly.... I commend Mr. Cox on his tenacity in pursuing compilation and publication of this valuable resource for mill and industrial historians”―Old Mill News; “many fascinating details in this history can titillate the reader”―Alcalines: Journal of the Assembly on the Literature and Culture of Appalachia.

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From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state's economy. This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day. Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remains of abandoned mill sites.

The main body of the book provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills, a few of which also processed wool. The histories are based primarily on oral histories, title deed records, and local newspapers. More than 100 photographs and maps supplement the text, and tables provide production figures for various mills from industrial censuses of 1850, 1870, and 1880.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland & Company (June 27, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 362 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786437235
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786437238
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.47 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.73 x 10 inches
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M. C. Will
5.0 out of 5 stars Floyd County, Virginia mills
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
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This book would mostly appeal to readers in southwest Virginia, although others in the U.S. who study and research the mostly long-gone mills would find it fascinating. It was researched and written by Franklin F. Webb, now deceased, and Ricky L. Cox, whose other occupation is an instructor of English and Appalachian studies at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. It only takes reading a few pages to realize the time and research put into this book. They wrote the history of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills from 1770 to present day. The authors traveled along every creek and stream in Floyd County to find remnants of the mills. They talked to local residents and were shown many old photographs of the mills which were included in the book. Often the photographs also contained people and most are identified. Since my interest since retiring has been genealogy, it has been a pleasant surprise to see pictures of long-gone people I've always heard of or am kin to, but never met. The different types of mills are described in detail. The authors also must have spent a total of what would amount to several years at the Floyd County Courthouse going through all the Deed Books. After the description of each mill, there is listed all the deeds they could find pertaining to that particular piece of land. Anyone who has researched through these books knows the difficulty of reading faded ink along with handwriting hard to decipher. I am proud to own a copy of this book and can recommend it with no hesitation.
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Cactus Flower
5.0 out of 5 stars Great history and genealogical book of Floyd County Va.
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013
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Delighted to find this book at an excellent price. I borrowed a copy from a relative and was so impressed I ordered my own and received it in new condition in quick time.
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S. Elwardani
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, well researched, informative and interesting.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018
This book covers all aspects of mill history: the families, property transfers and the operation of each mill. The explanation of technology, the progression of mill technology and how this affected the workings and production of each mill was interesting and explained in a clear manner for those of us who are unfamiliar with how water mills operated. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in water mills, Floyd County Virginia or anyone interested in Appalachian Mountain history and culture.
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