Old Mill

I always said that when I got old I would tour Arkansas. Maybe I am there but not yet to the exclusion of other places!  This stop was at a replica of a mill built in 1931. It is intended to be typical of mills that would have been in service in the early 1800s. In 1976 the mill was given to North Little Rock.

The Old Mill was filmed in the opening scenes of the 1939 movie Gone with the Wind. It is reported to be the only remaining structure from the movie.

Dionicio Rodriguez, who was born in 1891 in Tolucca, Mexico, specialized in creating imitation rocks, ruins, and ancient buildings. His rustico or faux bois (fake wood) work is evident throughtout this free park. 

We passed this just burned trailer alongside I 40 on the way to the mill. This is nothing something any RVer wants to see. It had traffic at a near standstill right across from Camping World.