The Rusty Truck

by Norma Brandsberg

Title

The Rusty Truck

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

Old 1930's Dodge dilapidated and rusty, classic grunge logging truck down by the old Ely's Mill at Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail beside an old weathered barn dating back to the 1920's and various other outbuildings.

The old mill, part of original old Gatlinburg isn't running now, is privately owned by it's original family. The mill is location to several cottages available for rent and a gift shop which shows the gears of the mill as well as a picturesque stream, Roaring Fork Creek behind the old mill.

It is a one of a kind location, charming and of interest to anyone interested in old mills and old trucks.

Information taken form their web site:

"Old Man Ely", he was a Yale law school graduate, a practicing Tennessee lawyer and a printer. Disenchanted with city life after the death of his wife, he bought this 25 acre tract in an effort to live a healthy life. He preached against smoking and strong drink--coffee, tea, alcohol--along with the evils of various foods: milk, salt, white bread, and "store-bought" food. He advocated eating fresh vegetables, bananas, buttermilk and lots of spring water. For years, the old Lines Bakery made a special bread from his flour. There was no subject he felt lukewarm about, be it politics, taxes, marriage, youth, religion, or the like. It's been told that if he liked you he'd talk for hours, but if he didn't approve of you, he'd take the whole afternoon off just to tell you so.

He hired local craftsmen to build the mill and showroom to display their wares. Initially called the Water Wheel Craft Shop, the mill featured weaving and local crafts, made solid wood furniture and sold antiques. The water wheel powered the machinery in the furniture shop- beltsanders,lathes,planers,saws- by a system of pulleys and belts The wheel itself is almost 30 feet in diameter and 8 feet wide. It was supplied with water from a race which came over the top of the buildings and began 800 feet upstream. A second mill was located 800 feet downstream to do the grinding of corn and wheat.

As the place grew, more buildings were added: barns for livestock, sheds and chicken houses. A caretaker family lived here also to tend the garden, keep bees and manage the animals and grounds. A hammer mill was built to crush and mix feeds. A blacksmith shop was added to repair tools and make parts. When the building was completed in the 1940's, Ely's Mill had grown to almost twenty buildings.

Also available in sepia.

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August 19th, 2020

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