Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 022 January 2013 | Page 18

The Old Mill
of Guilford
T

he Old Mill of
Guilford was founded
in North Carolina on
Beaver Creek in 1767
to grind grain for the
early settlers of what is
now Guilford County.
Today, the mill continues
to produce all-natural,
stone-ground, whole grain
foods, just as it has for
over 250 years.
The mill produces all natural corn meals and grits
along with a wide range of
mixes including: sweet potato and oat bran muffin mixes,
gingerbread, Scottish scones,
Scottish shortbread, and heidesand
cookie mix (a German shortbread).
Visit the Old Mill Store for these
products and other fine foods and
crafts from North Carolina.

A fully operational, water-powered,
18th century grist mill.

business grinding grain for the
early settlers. The Earl of Granville
had granted Dillon the tract of 552
acres on Reedy Fork and Beaver
Creeks in 1755. Rowan County
later granted him a license to build
The Old Mill of Guilford is a the mill in 1764. Rowan County
popular, scenic tourist attraction court minutes from January 10,
and has long been a favorite subject 1764 read: “Ordered that Daniel
for artists and photographers. Dillin have License to Build a
So, please make plans to stop Publick Grist Mill on the Reedy
by and visit. We’re located in Fork of Haw River at the mouth of
Guilford County, North Carolina Beaver Creek.” The mill was located
on Highway 68 N., 4 miles north in what is now Guilford County,
of the Piedmont Triad International which was created out of Rowan
County in 1771.
airport.

History
In 1767, before the colonists
decided to seek independence
from England, Daniel Dillon built
a small tub mill in North Carolina
on Beaver Creek, and went into

On February 10, 1781, during
the Revolutionary War, British
troops under General Cornwallis
marched past the mill in pursuit
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