Lost Mill Stone Recovered After Helene
Dublin Core
Title
Lost Mill Stone Recovered After Helene
Description
Mill stone lost in 1916 flood—found after Hurricane Helene
Merrimon Featherstone, pioneer early settler in Buncombe (now Henderson) County built and operated a dam, sash sawmill and grist mill in the early 1800s on what is now known as Featherstone Creek. All was lost in the great flood of 1916. Later, in the 1930s, his descendant, Ambrose Mills Featherstone, rebuilt the dam, a power plant, and a camp that catered to tourists. In the 1940s or '50s, he found the larger mill stone down the creek and returned it to the family property at the entrance of the Brookside Camp, that he ran with his wife Eula. The long-lost smaller grindstone was found downstream of the original sawmills and recovered after Helene.
Merrimon Featherstone, pioneer early settler in Buncombe (now Henderson) County built and operated a dam, sash sawmill and grist mill in the early 1800s on what is now known as Featherstone Creek. All was lost in the great flood of 1916. Later, in the 1930s, his descendant, Ambrose Mills Featherstone, rebuilt the dam, a power plant, and a camp that catered to tourists. In the 1940s or '50s, he found the larger mill stone down the creek and returned it to the family property at the entrance of the Brookside Camp, that he ran with his wife Eula. The long-lost smaller grindstone was found downstream of the original sawmills and recovered after Helene.
Creator
Date
Format
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Collection
Tags
Citation
Anonymous, “Lost Mill Stone Recovered After Helene,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed January 20, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1355.