Rex Mill

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Rex Mill
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LocationRex Rd., Rex, Georgia
Coordinates 33°35′36″N84°16′07″W / 33.59333°N 84.26861°W / 33.59333; -84.26861 Coordinates: 33°35′36″N84°16′07″W / 33.59333°N 84.26861°W / 33.59333; -84.26861
Builtc.1820-1860
NRHP reference No. 79000712 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1979

Rex Mill in Jonesboro, Georgia is a grist mill that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. [1]

It was likely built sometime between 1820 and 1860 by I. L. ("Touch") Hollingsworth, who is known to have owned the mill in 1880. [2]

It is located on Cotton Indian Creek at Rex Road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Georgia Highway 42. [2]

It is believed to have always been painted red, except once briefly silver but repainted red due to outcry. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Richard Cloues; Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.; Victoria Reeves Gunn; Elizabeth A. Lyon (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rex Mill". National Park Service . Retrieved August 20, 2016. with seven photos from 1977