Breneman-Turner Mill

Breneman-Turner Mill is a historic grist mill located near Harrisonburg in Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built on Linville Creek about 1800 by Abraham Breneman, and is a 2½-story, Federal style brick building. The building retains its water wheel, measuring 16 feet in diameter and 5 feet wide, and three sets of burr stones. The mill survived General Philip Sheridan’s burning of the Shenandoah Valley in 1864; neighbors helped put out fires set to the mill. On July 18, 1840, Joseph Cromer placed the following ad in the Rockingham Register: CASH FOR WHEAT 2,600 Bushels Wanted The subscriber wishes to purchase 2,000 bushels of good Merchantable WHEAT, weighing 60 pounds to the bushel, to be delivered at Brenneman's Mill, in Rockingham county, for which he will pay 62½ cent Cash per bushel. On April 4, 1873, Peter Shaver put the mill up for sale with the following announcement:LARGE AND VALUABLE MERCHANT MILL ON LINVILL'S CREEK, FOR SALE I offer for sale my large and valuable MERCHANT MILL, located one mile from the head of Linvill's Creek, Rockingham county, known formerly as Brenneman's Mill. The capacity of the Mill is 2 pair of burrs, and one pair of choppers, and it is capable of making from 15 to 20 barrels of flour per day. It is now in running order, and is located in one of the finest wheat growing sections in the Valley. I will sell the Mill, Miller's house, garden & c., or, if desired, will sell the large Brick Dwelling I now occupy, attached to which is 8 acres of first-rate land, with Orchard and all necessary out-buildings Or, if desired, I will sell as much as fifty-eight acres of land with the Mill and brick dwelling. The above valuable property will be offered for sale privately until the first day of May, when, if not sold, it will be offered for sale at public auction, on the premises, ON THURSDAY THE 8TH DAY OF MAY, at which time I will sell a considerable amount of valuable Personal property, consisting of a No. 1 four-house Road Wagon, all complete, one four-horse Plantation Wagon, Farming Implements, a number of good Milch cows, a lot of Stock Hogs, a No. 1 Double Corn Sheller, a Windmill, together with Household and Kitchen Furniture,

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