The Inn at Gristmill Square

USA / Virginia / Clifton Forge /
 hotel, restaurant, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
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There has been a mill on the present site on Warm Springs Run in the heart of Warm Springs, Virginia, since 1771. The present mill building was built in 1900 and operated until 1970 when it became home of the Waterwheel Restaurant. The building is now listed as a National and Virginia Historic Landmark. The mill has retained most of its interior and exterior feature intact, so it's a virtual museum of milling machinery. The water-powered gristmill produced stone ground flour. The nearly 20-foot wide Fitz water wheel rests on a massive wooden block that rests on an eight-foot high stone pier.
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Coordinates:   38°2'53"N   79°47'23"W
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