On the Trail of Grist Mills - Blue Ridge Country
2022year4month26day · Mills have anchored human communities around the globe for over 2,000 years.These mechanisms of ingenuity processed wood, wool, bark, gunpowder, textiles, metals and grains. The latter were collectively termed “grist mills” (or gristmills) based on the word used by early Europeans that meant cereal grains ready for grinding.