Ole Gilliam Mill Park Covered Bridge — Attraction in Sanford

Sorry for photo bombing y'all. I just really enjoy this place. I've been coming to Ole Gilliam Mill since I was a child. Once a year they have a Crank Up where they fire up the old mill and will grind corn meal. It's a lot of fun! The rest of the year it's an amazing place to reconnect with nature and history. The old buildings are fascinating and it's quite fun to imagine what life was like working at the mill. Not into walking? No worries, there's a beautiful pond on site where you can fish. Across the road is the longest covered bridge in NC. Pretty niffy. I went out today for a nice stroll and happened across some nice young fellas fishing. Then I found a pile of animal bones. And of course I had to pocket them. Also got a lemonade from some sweet girlies with a lemonade stand off of Cool Springs. So much to do and enjoy in our small...

Was on a return trip from the beach and happened to see the Covered Bridge in my suggested places while enroute back home. Detoured off our usual route back just to stop at the Covered Bridge. Bridge was easy to get to, visible from the road. It was neat to see the construction but it needs a bit of love.

Found it interesting that it was "road level" on one side, but on the other, it was a bit of a drop with a small set of stairs. The interior looks like it could host parties (or something) as it had electrical boxes along the interior walls.

Working through my list of Covered Bridges in North Carolina to see and while this one isn't exactly historic, its still a good...

Very nice historical place in the woods. Various old cabins that you can walk inside and see, various demonstrations of old techniques (moonshine, saw mill, etc), and a handful of old machines and souvenir shops. There was live singing, a tractor pull for the kids, and an rv trailer pull for the family. Only cost $5 per person for adults. The only caution ⚠️ was the parking. It is located on a 2 lane hwy, so lots of cars parked on both sides of the road and the "overflow" lot is one way in/out, so it can...