Head's Mill

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About Head's Mill

Head's Mill, C.1852
White Hall Road
Hall County, Georgia

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Head’s Mill, also known as Healan’s Mill, is the last remaining gristmill in Hall County. Located on the North Oconee River in East Hall, the mill was built in 1852 by William Head. It operated for more than a century, using a river-powered water wheel to grind crops, manufacture shingles, gin cotton and turn timber into boards.

The mill was last remodeled during the Great Depression by then-owner F.H. Turner, who replaced its wooden water wheel and millrace with metal. By the end of WW II in 1945, however, the availability of electricity throughout rural Hall County, combined with a booming manufacturing economy and increased availability of store-bought dry goods, had all but eliminated demand for hydraulic power.

The mill is now owned by Hall County and is supposed to be renovated, although little progress has yet been made.

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Shots of Head's Mill, its outbuildings, dam, the Little Oconee River next to / behind the mill, and anything else on the premises.