Glade Creek Grist Mill -- Babcock State Park - WV
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a new mill that was completed in 1976 at Babcock. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of one which once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park. Known as Cooper's Mill, it stood on the present location of the park's administration building parking lot. Of special interest, the mill was created by combining parts and pieces from three mills which once dotted the state. The basic structure of the mill came from the Stoney Creek Grist Mill which dates back to 1890. It was dismantled and moved piece by piece to Babcock from a spot near Campbelltown in Pocahontas County. After an accidental fire destroyed the Spring Run Grist Mill near Petersburg, Grant County, only the overshot water wheel could be salvaged. Other parts for the mill came from the Onego Grist Mill near Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County.
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sharonhornphotography
on September 12, 2015Thanks Tony. I love this place.
Tony Britton
on July 13, 2015What a perfect angle from which to photograph this mill. Fabulous!
sharonhornphotography
on July 11, 2015John ... thanks so much.
John (300m)
on July 7, 2015very lovely shot!
sharonhornphotography
on July 7, 2015Thank you Rick. I wish it wasn't so far away. I'd love to go more often.
Rick Willis
on March 23, 2015Super Shot of this Iconic Location...