Found this in the May 4, 1979 Wolfe County paper. I'm not sure this is correct, but it makes interesting reading. I think we discussed on this site a few months ago that Billy Boothe had a Grist Mill over on Bloody Creek ca Civil War Era. SILAS ROSE RAN FIRST GRIST MILL IN 1876 IN WOLFE COUNTY In 1876, the first grist mill was erected on Stillwater in Wolfe County, Ky. It was owned by Silas H. Rose a prosperous merchant, according to the Campton Courier, published in 1905. A dam was placed in Stillwater below the present bridge and there the water running over the dam caused the water wheel to turn and grind the corn into meal one or two days a week. People for miles around would come on mill days and bring their shelled corn in a sack in front of them on a horse or mule or perhaps in the bed of their wagon or buggy. It was a kind of festival day in a way as the farmer would swap yarns while waiting their turn of meal to be ground and visit with their friends whom they had not seen since the last trip to the mill. The pond formed by the dam made a good swimming hole and was used for many years by young fry of the community; as soon as the water became warm in the spring until the frost made the temperature too cold in the fall. Several years ago, the remains of the old dam were cleared out of the river bed when the stream was deepened by the Soil and Water Conservation department to help keep water from flooding its banks. The old water mill has been discontinued for many years, but the dam remained until floods washed most all away making a fair swimming hole and a good fishing spot of rustic beauty. There is still much natural beauty along the banks of the stream where rhododendron and other wild shrubs grow in profusion. But the old swimming hole is no more, either is the old mill dam. In fact it is doubtful if a grist mill remains in the country, as most farmers prefer to buy their meal already bolted and from the stores. But what wonderful corn bread that freshly ground meal would make. Carole