Nora Mill Granary is a Grist Mill & Country Store est 1876
The mill itself is a large four-story building that was built in 1876 complete with 1,500-pound French Burr Mill Stones and a 100 ft. wooden raceway that feeds water to a water turbine - not a vertical water wheel. The mill was constructed in 1876 by John Martin when he came to Georgia to mine for gold. Unlike most miners, Mr. Martin made Sautee-Nacoochee Valley his permanent home. In 1902 Dr. Lamartine G. Hardman, governor of Georgia from 1927 -1931, bought the mill and named it "Nora Mill" in memory of his sister Nora. Nora Mill remained in the Hardman Family until 1998, when it, along with 300 surrounding acres, was purchased by a group of investors associated with Nacoochee Village, Ltd.
There’s a dam, raceway, and penstock here and there’s also a deck that overlooks the dam and gigantic rainbow trout swimming in the beautiful Chattahoochee River. Go feed the trout and watch the water boil with activity.
A short video about the Mill
Logging Requirement: There’s a large vintage Yellow Gasoline Pump out front of the country store. Send me the Pump No. (5 digits) listed on the pump near ‘Contains Lead’. And of course, pictures of you enjoying this spot would be a plus. DO NOT include the answer in your log.
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019-2021
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and December 31, 2021. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.