Puffy white clouds filled the sky showing patches of blue. I was close to Cook’s Old Mill in Greenville, WV. I had been there plenty of times before, but since the light was right, I decided go spend a few minutes walking around with a couple of Nikons thrown over my neck and shoulder. First, I took a few shots from the parking area side, and then walked over the Indian Creek Bridge to the mill itself.
Cook’s Old Mill was constructed here in 1796. The original mill building is gone and another having replaced it in 1857 on the same foundation. It is a 2 1/2 story, plus basement, hand-hewn post-and-beam building, with massive timbers pegged at their mortise and tenon joints. The site also includes the dam, mill pond, tail race and stream, as well as a log house which dates to 1843. The log house was moved to the property in the early 1990s from nearby War Ridge, and reconstructed.
A blacksmith building was constructed on the site in the 1980s. It’s design compliments the old mill building and surroundings. Across the road is the Miller’s old house, which dates to the later part of the the 19th century.
This wasn’t my first visit to the mill, and I will always stop if I’m in the area and the light is right. There’s always something to new to shoot with changing light.
Bob, as always, impressive.
Jay.
Thanks, Paintman!