Reeds Spring Mill — Attraction in Bunker

This 56 degree spring is channeled into small lakes, with waterfalls, which eventually empty into the Black River. It is not known how far into the hills this beautiful spring starts but it has served the area surrounding Centerville in the most useful ways in every era of its time. In 1881, Nathaniel Scott built the dam and grist mill to grind the corn into meal and wheat into flour. Shortly thereafter a saw mill was erected supplying much needed lumber to early settlers to build their homes. Sometime before 1915, Dr. Shy had the idea of generating electricity from its water power, so they took off the overshot wheel, installed a turbine and ran electric lines into town. Though the lights were bright at the mill, but dim in town, this supplied the towns’ electric until 1929. The original building and wheel were taken apart, board by board, and sent to San Francisco for exhibition at the 1939 Worlds Fair. This display is now in storage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Although privately owned, this incredibly picturesque mill is fully visible from the road. From Hwy 21 in Centerville, go west on Pine Street for 1/2 mile. This is a very lovely setting for a mill and it is visible from County Road 350 in...

Beautiful spot for taking pictures but it is a far drive and quite hard to get there. The drive way is so narrow and only wide enough for one car to go at a time. It would be an issue if the there is another car coming the opposite way. The place is really small, it feels as if it is a part of a backyard garden of the house near by. So We are not sure how far we could walk around. So just take a quick...

This is a pretty cool replica, but the original Reeds Spring Mill, built in 1881, was dismantled and sent to San Francisco for exhibition at the 1939 World’s Fair. The display is now in storage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.” This beautiful water feature is on private property, and the owner graciously...