Falls Mill

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Falls Mill
Falls Mill (2015)
Falls Mill is located in Tennessee
Falls Mill
Falls Mill is located in the United States
Falls Mill
Location134 Falls Mill Rd
Belvidere, Tennessee
Coordinates35°5′54″N 86°15′41″W / 35.09833°N 86.26139°W / 35.09833; -86.26139
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1873 (1873)
NRHP reference No.72001240[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

Falls Mill is a rural historic textile factory. It is located southwest of Belvidere and north of Huntland in the state of Tennessee in United States. It was built in 1873.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 23, 1972.

The mill is now a museum that is also known as the Museum of Power and Industry at Falls Mill.[3] Displays include antique machinery, historic photos, mill stones, broom-making equipment, a printing press, and a dog-powered butter churn. There is a weaving exhibit room with hand looms, spinning wheels and a collection of 19th-century power looms and wool carding machines. The owners live on site adjacent to the mill in a 19th-century building that was moved to the current site by the owners. There is a small area to walk around by the river that powers the mill along with picnic tables.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Finch, Jackie Sheckler (2009). Tennessee: Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places. Guilford, Connecticut: GPP Travel. p. 141. ISBN 9780762750573. OCLC 244418089.
  3. ^ "Falls Mill". fallsmill.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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