Part #9 This post includes the surnames of WADE, BOYD, MOORE, NEAL, SMOTHERS, GRIFFIN, SHREVE, and SCOTT Mill Sites in Simpsonville Township Rockingham Co. NC IRON WORKS Mill (site) is located on Troublesome Creek, NC State Road 2423, approximately 1.5 miles north of Monroeton. In operation as early as 1770. ************************************************************ The great freshet of 1912 fell on March 14 and 15th, the mill dams at nearby WADE's and BOYD's mills were washed out. The "Reidsville Review stated "the big dam at the Iron Works held, but water made its way around the dam by side of the dam, cutting a hole large enough to hold a large building." James S. MOORE (1852-1917) was the miller at the time of the great freshet. Iron Works Mill burned to the ground in March 1915. J.R. SHREVE purchased George D. BOYD's antebellum mill on Piney Creek from Hugh R. SCOTT and had the building disassembled and moved two miles to Iron Works. By 15 September, the structure had been rebuilt on the old Mill site. The late Hugh P. GRIFFIN Sr, later a part owner , stated in 1950 that the mill rebuilt there was "actually the old BOYD mill house, moved there after Iron Works Mill burned in 1915." Among those who helped relocate BOYD's Mill at Iron Works were Bill GRIFFIN, James S. MOORE and son Thomas MOORE, Woodson MOORE, Tom NEAL, Mr SMOTHERS and Mr NEAL..... On 21 February 1919 J.R. SHREVE sold the Iron Works property to Zilmon W. GRIFFIN (1852-1929). GRIFFIN a large land owner at Monroeton, had owned and operated WADE's Mill on Glady Creek, less than one mile north of Iron Works. GRIFFIN closed WADE's Mill about the time he purchased Iron Works and continued for years to move machinery to repair Iron Works Mill. In 1920 Zilmon GRIFFIN built Iron Works Store which continued in operation into the early 1950's. Sources: Rockingham Deeds Book 149 page 112 ....Book 173 page 12,... Book 183 pages 36, 179, 224, 293, and Book 200 page 194 Zilmon Griffin...dates from tombstone Fairview Baptist Church Cem. "Troublesome Iron Works Has A History of Woes" Winston Salem Journal And Sentinel Aug. 27, 1950 The Reidsville Review: March 19, 1912 and March 13, 1959