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  1. SUBJECT:

    2. Plains Mill.

  2. LOCATION:

    3. 2 miles north of Timberville, Virginia, on the north branch of the Shenandoah River.

  3. DATE:

    4. About 1827.

  4. OWNERS:

    5. The original owner was Thomas A. Lindamood 1827 and his heirs until 1920, when purchased by Endless Caverns Corporation, the present day owner.

  5. DESCRIPTION:

    6. Interior is very plain as usually found in old mills and also the exterior. IT has been remodeled and spoiled somewhat architecturally.

  6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

    7. During the Battle of New Market the soldiers stole flour and cornmeal from this mill. It also furnished a great amount to the army.

  7. ART:
  8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Informants: Major Brown, Endless Caverns, Virginia.

W.O. Mowbray, Singers Glenn, Virginia, teacher and historian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 21, 1937 Miles E. Snyder

Harrisonburg, Virginia