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Jacob W. Brower came to Surry County around 1841, bought 300 acres of land and built a gristmill on the Ararat River in an area known as Hamburg. By 1850, the Brower Mill was the largest producer of flour in Surry County. Brower’s operations along the Ararat River grew to include a cotton mill, tannery, a box factory, a shoe factory and a general store were called Hamburg Mills
This cache, part of the “Geocaching for History” program, was researched and placed on the Ararat River Greenway by the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History as part of a grant funded by Kids in Parks-Track Trails System – Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina Foundation and the North Carolina Humanities Council. The goal of this program is to encourage physical activity and exploration of the history of our community. Parking for easier trail access for this and Squirrel Nut Zippers is at Rowe Environmental Park on Hamburg Street: N36*29.727' W08*35.772'
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