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| 1766 Uriah Stone explored current Readyville area; Stones River named after him. |
| 1802 Mary & Charles Ready setteled Readyville area |
| 1811 Ready offered land for Rutherford County seat; post office built. |
| 1812 Ready built GRIST MILL; cut channel from Stones River for water wheel |
| 1829 Ready built home known as The Corners, which still stands |
| 1859 Charles died; daughter Jane & husband Peter Talley continues operation with their son, Frances |
| SAW MILL added, DAM and RACE built |
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| MILL BURNED-DATE AND CAUSE UNKNOWN |
| 1878 Robert Carter rebuilt building standing now |
| FLOUR MILL added |
| 1889 W. B. Hayes bought Mill; worked with son, Sam, and Arthur McFerrin. Sam lived in the house across the race; currently a rental house |
| SAWMILL added |
| 1900 ICE PLANT built |
| 1918 ELECTRICITY Readyville had electricity before Murfreesboro (plant bought by TVA in 1937 |
| TOP FLOOR added to Mill; 4th floor added to provide more height for the gravity-dependent milling operation |
| MACHINE SHOP over the millrace south of Highway 70S built |
| 1930s CORN MEAL, FLOUR, LUMBER, ICE, ELECTRICITY, MACHINE SHOP operated at this site |
| 1935+ Leslie & George Justice bought 3.75 acre mill site; sawmill sold; TURBINES installed; grinding stones replaced by steel rollers for white flour |
| 1970 Mary & Gerald Flipse bought Mill; GRINDING STONES from another mill added to provide corn, whole wheat, buckwheat operations; French burr stone form Marne Valley |
| 1973 Mill placed on National Register of Historic Places Marie & Wilfred Carignan purchased Mill |
| 1977 Mill sold to George Reel & Wayne Epperly |
| 1980s Mill stopped running |
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| Last updated 12/12/01 by A. Jones |
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