Big Otter Mill Ca 1785 bw
by Steve Hurt
Title
Big Otter Mill Ca 1785 bw
Artist
Steve Hurt
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Located in Bedford County, Virginia, about two-and-a-half miles north of the city of Bedford,
Big Otter Mill (formerly known as Forbes Mdl) stands on the east side of Big Island Highway (VA
122), with direct access to a fork of the Big Otter River, one of the county's principal waterways.
The large mortise-and-tenon-framed mill building, topped by an unusual and picturesque mansard
roof, was apparently designed and built by miller/millwright Reed Forbes with assistance from his
son John Forbes. The mill retains a nearly complete set of early-twentieth-century-machinery, which
was used until the late 1940s to process corn, wheat, and other locally produced grains. The
foundation of a small store remains on the merchant property; as does a portion of the early twentieth-century mill race, which consists of a large metal pipe and the stone and concrete piers that support it.
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January 15th, 2013
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