Glade Creek Grist Mill
The Glade Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State Park is a new mill that was completed in 1976. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of a previous one that once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park. Known as Cooper’s Mill, it stood on the present location of the park’s administration building parking lot. Of special interest, the mill was created by combining parts and pieces from three mills which once dotted the state. The basic structure of the mill came from the Stoney Creek Grist Mill which dates back to 1890.
After an accidental fire destroyed the Spring Run Grist Mill near Petersburg, Grant County, only the overshot water wheel could be salvaged. Other parts for the mill came from the Onego Grist Mill near Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County. A living monument to the over 500 mills which thrived in West Virginia at the turn of the century, the Glade Creek Grist Mill provides freshly ground cornmeal, which park guests may purchase depending on availability and stream conditions. Visitors to the mill may journey back to a time when grinding grain by a rushing stream was a way of life, and the groaning mill wheel was music to the miller’s ear.
The mill still grinds corn meal, which can be purchased in the state park gift shop. If you are lucky enough, you might be visiting on a day when the miller is in, and you can watch him grind corn meal the old-fashioned way!
Where it is:
Glade Creek Grist Mill is in Babcock State Park located along the New River Gorge in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge. The mill is located near the park headquarters and right next to the parking lot.
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37°58’45.906″ N 80°56’48.348″ W
Hours:
The grounds are open 24 hours a day. The mill is open open mid-April to last of October. daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The Glade Creek Grist Mill closes for the season on the last Sunday in October. Picnic area restrooms and certain area gates close for the season Oct. 31.
Links:
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There are restrooms near the mill and 28 seasonal cabins, 52 campsites, hiking trails, gift shop, & other park amenities.
Drones:
Nature and landscape photographers who wish to fly a drone near the Glade Creek Grist Mill, are required to check in at the park office in advance. The use of drones is permitted, but only from 1-3 p.m., daily. Check in at the park office for drone use at other times. Drones may not be flown over buildings or the parking area, and must stay a minimum of 20 feet away from the mill.
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