Howell's Mills
A notable ante-bellum land-mark established 1852, by Judge Clark Howell (1811-1882). Two buildings -- grist and sash-sawmills -- which stood on the North bank, and in the bend of, Peachtree Creek 1000 feet. west of the present bridge.
The old road crossed the creek on a wooden bridge to the west of the present highway and bridge. Surviving the war, the mills burned in 1879. They were the center of a rural community with a P.O. (1876-1891). Another enterprise was Foster´s Woolen Mill, established circa 1880 -- which stood on the S. bank of the creek, to the W. of this marker.
GHM 060-51 GEORGIA HISTORICAL MARKER 1989
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.