Yesterday at Boxley Mill in Lost Valley Near The Buffalo River

There are many old mills in AR and we took a country drive yesterday to see one that is only open for two weeks of the year. After getting very lost in Lost Valley we found the washed-out road that lead to Boxley Mill. Built in 1869, it was high-tech for it's time, which I found interesting as the South was so impoverished at the end of the Civil War. The Mill has been only partially renovated so it was fun to see machines and equipment in original condition as well as pieces that had been cleaned up. Due to the recent storms in our part of the world everything was wet, wet, and more wet! I've included the barn photo so you can see how high the water was by noting the debris hung up on the fencing.

Old Boxley Mill