Lee and Gordon's Mills - Walker Co. Georgia

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Lee and Gordon's Mills
Mill No: newmill_Lee_and_Gordons_Mill

Official Mill Website:
www.leeandgordonsmills.com

State -	Georgia
County -	Walker Co.
Township -	u/k
Year -	prior to 1863
Water Source -	Chickamauga Creek

Pictures by: Hugh Allen - Lee and Gordon's Mill on Chickamauga Creek. In September, 1863 the mill was a acutely, pivotal point of the battle of Chickamauga. Fortunately, the mill saw only relatively minor cavalry encounters.

Picture: Hugh Allen Lee and Gordon's Mill on Chickamauga Creek. In September, 1863 the mill was a acutely, pivotal point of the battle of Chickamauga. Fortunately, the mill saw only relatively minor cavalry encounters.

Pictures by: Hugh Allen - James Gordon, an entreprenuer, purchased land in 1836 that had recently been distributed to whites during the Sixth Land Lottery. The mill, built by James Holiway on the Chickamauga Creek, was part of this land purchase. Gordon's daughter married James Lee in 1857. It was he, the main miller and a staunch Confederate at the now Lee & Gornen's Mill, who was forced to grind grain for the Union Army; as Gorden had died earlier in the year of 1863.

Picture: Hugh Allen James Gordon, an entreprenuer, purchased land in 1836 that had recently been distributed to whites during the Sixth Land Lottery. The mill, built by James Holiway on the Chickamauga Creek, was part of this land purchase. Gordon's daughter married James Lee in 1857. It was he, the main miller and a staunch Confederate at the now Lee & Gornen's Mill, who was forced to grind grain for the Union Army; as Gorden had died earlier in the year of 1863.

Pictures by: Hugh Allen - The landmark mill served as a point of reference for both Yankee and Rebel troops, as well as providing flour for their bellies, as they moved into the area in Setember, 1863. The early industrial structure also housed a general store that was frequented by the Union troops and a bridge that crossed the Chickamauga Creek immediately south of the mill that was of extreme interest to the Rebels troops and their officers.

Picture: Hugh Allen The landmark mill served as a point of reference for both Yankee and Rebel troops, as well as providing flour for their bellies, as they moved into the area in Setember, 1863. The early industrial structure also housed a general store that was frequented by the Union troops and a bridge that crossed the Chickamauga Creek immediately south of the mill that was of extreme interest to the Rebels troops and their officers.

Pictures by: Hugh Allen - The Wallace Bros. owned and operated the mill since 1929, finally closing the operation in 1967. The front section of the mill is dedicated as a museum that contains a photographic history of the mill from the Civil War era down to the present, with pictures of all the owners.

Picture: Hugh Allen The Wallace Bros. owned and operated the mill since 1929, finally closing the operation in 1967. The front section of the mill is dedicated as a museum that contains a photographic history of the mill from the Civil War era down to the present, with pictures of all the owners.

Directions: Off US 27 just north of Lee & Gordon's Mill Rd. onto Red Belt Rd, continue to the mill on the left just before crossing the Chickamauga Creek. From Atlanta, take I-75 north to the Sh 151/Old Alabama Hwy. exit. Go southbound on Sh 151 for about 0.5 miles, turn right on Sh 171/Poplar Springs Rd. and go west 5 miles, turn left on Three Notch Rd/Sh 2207, go 5 miles-the road becomes SH 144/Red Belt Road. Continue about 5 more miles to the mill on the right just over the Chickamauga Creek.

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Isaiah 63:7 CEV

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