240 ACRES- HISTORICAL MILL LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTRY ORIGINALLY OPENED IN 1897. THE WEST PLAINS LANDMARK IS THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED MILL IN THE STATE. THE MILL WAS BUILT TO GRIND CORN AND WHEAT, POWERED BY A HUGE SPRING. THE MILL IS ALSO UNIQUE IN THAT IT WAS BUILT INTO A ROCK BLUFF DIRECTLY OVER THE SPRING WHICH POURS OVER 29 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER EVERYDAY INTO THE RIVER WITH APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE OF FRONTAGE AND IS FLOATABLE TO THE LAKE. THIS GRISTMILL IS PROBABLY THE BEST KNOWN MILL IN AMERICA. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERFALL FLOWS INTO A STREAM WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF WATER CRESS. A NEW LOG CABIN IS TUCKED BACK INTO THE HILLSIDE OVERLOOKING THE SPRING.
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