After lunch we visited Hagood Mill. It is an operational water-powered gristmill built in 1845 by James Hagood near Pickens, South Carolina. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Originally built circa 1825 and re-built at its present location in 1845, it is one of the oldest known surviving gristmills still producing grain products in South Carolina. It has the largest waterwheel in the state (20 ft.) and is the only waterwheel in SC still made of wood.
There are also, two restored log cabins,
both of which you can tour inside and out.
The smaller of the two log cabins has a well documented history
Less is known about the larger log cabin, but it is believed to have been used as a store.
There is also a a blacksmith shop, a cotton gin,
a moonshine still,
and two nature trails.
The Hagwood site consistently attracts visitors with the monthly folklife festival and concert series. Traditional arts, folklife and living history demonstrations include milling, blacksmithing, cotton ginning, moonshining, spinning, weaving, bee-keeping, metalsmithing, quilting, woodcarving, flintknapping, chair caning, open hearth cooking and more. While we were there we were seranaded by the some folk singers who were rehersing for an upcoming old timey folk music festival.
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