Mingus Mill was an 1886 turbine mill which ground corn into meal and wheat into flour for over fifty years for the mountain community near Mingus Creek. In place of a wooden water wheel, a small steel turbine provided power to turn the mill's stones and machinery. The National Park Service rehabilitated the mill in 1968, and Mingus Mill operates during the summer as an historical exhibit. It is located inside the National Park just outside of Cherokee, NC. Image by Jeaneane Payne |
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