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Healan Mill / Head Mill
Mill No: Ga_69_01

State -

Georgia
County -

Hall Co.
Township -

Glade District
Year -

1850
Water Source -

North Oconee River
 

Pictures by: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 - Healan Mill was built on the headwaters of the North Oconee River, on Whitehall Road, in The Galde District of Hall County, Ga. by William Head in 1852.
Picture: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 Healan Mill was built on the headwaters of the North Oconee River, on Whitehall Road, in The Galde District of Hall County, Ga. by William Head in 1852.


Pictures by: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 - The mill is typical of the early frame mills of the southeastern United States, having the ground level containing the mechanical equipment, the first and second floors were utilized for the grinding, sifting and baging operations. The mill operated over a 100 years, an example of a rural agrarian industrial endeavor.
Picture: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 The mill is typical of the early frame mills of the southeastern United States, having the ground level containing the mechanical equipment, the first and second floors were utilized for the grinding, sifting and baging operations. The mill operated over a 100 years, an example of a rural agrarian industrial endeavor.


Pictures by: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 - This last extant grist mill in Hall County was a grist (flour) mill, shingle mill, cotton gin, and saw mill during its period of operation. The steel waterwheel pictured was a replacement for the wooden wheel; this feat accomplished by F. H.Turner in the early 1930's.
Picture: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 This last extant grist mill in Hall County was a grist (flour) mill, shingle mill, cotton gin, and saw mill during its period of operation. The steel waterwheel pictured was a replacement for the wooden wheel; this feat accomplished by F. H.Turner in the early 1930's.


Pictures by: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 - Fred & Burnice Healan purchased the mill in 1967 and immediately made some repairs to slow the rot and rusting, thereby probably saving the mill so that it could be preserved starting in 2003.
Picture: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 Fred & Burnice Healan purchased the mill in 1967 and immediately made some repairs to slow the rot and rusting, thereby probably saving the mill so that it could be preserved starting in 2003.


Pictures by: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 - Through the combined efforts of the Gainesvill/Hall Trust for Historical Preservation, the Head's Mill Trust for Historicasl Preservation, & the Trust for Public Land (TPL) of Georgia, the mill, raceway, millpond and 5 acres of land and stream are on their way, since 2003, of being preserved for future generations to see and enjoy. The architect firm of OJP/ARCHITECT,Inc. are involved in spearheading the preservation eforts.
Picture: Hugh Allen 12/27/2005 Through the combined efforts of the Gainesvill/Hall Trust for Historical Preservation, the Head's Mill Trust for Historicasl Preservation, & the Trust for Public Land (TPL) of Georgia, the mill, raceway, millpond and 5 acres of land and stream are on their way, since 2003, of being preserved for future generations to see and enjoy. The architect firm of OJP/ARCHITECT,Inc. are involved in spearheading the preservation eforts.




Directions: Go northeast from Gainesville on Sh 13/Cornelia Hwy thru New Holland. Continue on Sh13, branch off onto Sh 53/Gainesville Connector/Lanier Pkwy. Turn right on Simpson Road, bearing left, then left onto Whitehall Road. Continue 0.5 miles to the mill along the North Oconee River.

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