1880's Murrays Mill & General Store/Come Along With Me to Catawba, NC for a Walk Through Time Part 1

Murray's Mill Historic District is a national historic district located near Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 20+ contributing buildings near the rural Town of Catawba. It contains the mill buildings, four residences and complementing structures associated with the milling operations and the Murray family. They were built between the 1880s and mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the large two-story frame mill (1912-1913), store building (1890s, 1930s), wheathouse (1880s), John L. Murray House (1913), a large gable roof frame barn (1930s), Lloyd Murray House (1935), and William Murray House (1880s) It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Catawba County Historical Association owns Murray's Mill and the other buildings and operates them as a museum that is open weekends mid-march through November and Thursday and Friday June through September. Visitors can see the mill's grindstones and milling equipment. The 1913 John Murray House has been restored and furnished with period artifacts, and the 1880s wheathouse is used as an exhibit gallery. The general store is the museum's gift shop.
Find out more at the address bellow
www.catawbahis...
Location: 1489 Murray's Mill Road, Catawba NC 28609
Phone: [phone]
General Store Hours:
Sunday: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The grounds are open during daylight hours.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

What they did with that fermented Wheat caused everybody in the County to have a smile on their faces the rest of the Year....lol.

[@Daddyfarmer]

What I was thinking lol they way she smiled haha

[@kramnull8962]

This was the Bible Belt. If the women found out about it, they'd have burnt the Mill to the ground. YOU can believe that.... This is the heartland of M.A.D.D. and D.A.M.M.....

[@markhall1364]

Wow, this young lady is a blessing to our history .... THANK YOU !

[@TheSassy777]

Mr Murray was a smart man of the times. He was a man of many hats. He could almost do everything in the early days to make a living. A very remarkable Pioneer.

[@ThisIsGoogle]

He was also an incredible racist. Truly a man of his time, so good of them to preserve our history.

[@kimberlylyerly2207]

Wow, so impressive! Another amazing video, John. Thank you for sharing. God bless ❤️🙏❤️

[@OldRedTractors]

It's incredible how simple things were and how long they lasted. Compared to today's machines

[@sharlynebeach2786]

The lady explaining the mill was very knowledgeable. She knew alot about everything. This is something that I have never seen before. I never knew the process and did not know it was this complicated. Enjoyed this video. Thanks again for providing this type of content, interesting.

[@apiecemaker1163]

This family seems to be working hard and battling the system to keep their family business in order. In these times, it would be a huge asset to a community to have a way to grind corn and wheat.I hope they’re successful in getting the things they need and the revenue from visitors to keep their spirits up.

[@grandpamartin8647]

They were real engineers no computers they deserve our respect

[@jeanetteschulthe1andOnly]

There is Leyman's in Ohio olde time "machines". They may have grinders and Deep South Homestead gets into that kind of machinery, may have vids.

[@kramnull8962]

About 10 years ago they held a yearly event in the field across the creek from the mill. It used to consist of a reenactment of a battle in the civil war. Many other things like school clubs (not affiliated with the civil war) and beekeepers from 2 counties would have demonstrations and hands on learning projects set up. And you guessed it plenty of FOOD! Obviously with the changing of the times, not so sure about that yearly event now. That would have been a big blow to have lost the entire event. People came from miles around, but it was a community event as well.

[@vanditravelsnomad9198]

Amazing process, couldn’t imagine designing the original building…. Beautiful job John 👍 Happy Easter

[@mikecurtis2585]

Great video always fun seeing all these historic places!!

[@johnratcliff]

Wow! Another great video! Sooo informative! Yeah! OSHA....... safety in those days was more about common sense. I bet when they did have accidents they were very severe. That lady definitely knows the intimate details of the works and the WHY. Very good tour! It's amazing how similar much of today's equipment uses those same designs. Bucket elevators, classifier screens, crushers, gravity feed chutes, etc. Thank you for sharing another gem from history!

[@franzgeil422]

Amazing. That mill is a mechanical marvel.

[@paulyoung5327]

Wow John such a great historical find , So interesting and another great personality to teach us. Thank you again for seeking out these great places of interest. I have used a flat-belt lacer many times in my 30 years in the factory. Awesome job John, as usual.

[@darlenemartin248]

Wow! That was so fascinating to hear how they did things back then. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the work you and your wife put into these videos. Looking forward for the next one. Until then, May God bless us all.

[@frankparks4900]

Another GREAT video John! Enjoyed every moment of her story. Thanks!

[@Dutch779]

I can imagine, what effort it would have taken to build all this. Impressive John.

[@joycejones4526]

This is a beautiful place. So interesting, great questions. I really enjoyed this video. Safe travel for you and Jodi.

[@billgilstrap1778]

In my opinion, this is one of your best presentation ever. Thank you for all you do.

[@DZCamaro-kz2vd]

EXCELLENT video John! That young lady is a great orator!

[@jimblair7724]

Amazing , simply amazing , The will of the spirit the finished product , American made by hands and ingenuity !

[@ronbass8136]

Great video John. There is another North Carolinian who rebuilds grist mills, Justin Methcalf. He has an KZbin channel, "methcalfmills". I've learned a lot watching his videos.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you Ron, glad you enjoy! Great video John!

[@jackburns9753]

Great video John, it was very interesting and very informative. Where I live here in WV. There's a mill that was built in 1789 and still standing but no longer has the wheel or the inner workings.

[@jeffreymurray8803]

John Thank you so much. As I am a Murray ( not related to Mr. Murray but my father was John Murray) this place is on my bucket list when I drive down to visit in June. Keep doing these amazing videos and keeping the history alive.

[@sheajane7669]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful video with us. Watching in Ohio. Congratulations on 150 years.

[@slobama]

This gal is terrific I hope she expands her horizon's.

[@Mrs.Frankenstein]

What a beautiful place!! We are so jealous of your travels lol! Amazing video as always!

[@ted70281]

WOW, what an amazing place..

[@frankmarullo228]

Another awesome video my friend ,I moved to montana in 1990 from New York City, love it out here but I miss the East coast land scape ( not. New York city though ) I look forward to all your videos . THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.......

[@FernandoOcumarez]

So interesting! The Young Lady is so knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing. God Bless 🙏

[@cedricg190]

Thats the kind of content I like!! thanks for the videos John.

[@cedricg190]

We'd love to welcome you to upstate N.Y. where theres alot of logging history! you'd be a great host for displaying some footage.

[@robertlusnia506]

Another awesome video Enjoyed it very much

[@patmurphy389]

My grandpa burton used to work in a mill in north carolina! Thank you for the video!

[@armorersapprentice6368]

Another great video John!!!! Many thanks from FUQUAY-VARINA N.C.

[@Momtocam1997]

Visited here five years ago..enjoyed a full day. Met so many nice people. Have a close friend who grew up in the area, and her uncle (Beatty family) started this ..

[@frankmarullo228]

Sent to fast John this lady sure knows quite a bit about the mill lots of numbers THANK you again. FRANK from montana......

[@markhall1364]

Thank you Mr. Murray and family.

[@Lucontheman]

When will you finish the series of hog processing? We are interested in the bacon and sausage making. You just brought us up to that and then dropped us. We enjoy your videos and your music. Thanks

[@theappalachianchannel]

working on editing the next one and hope to post it on Wednesday. thank you for watching my videos and making comments my friend.

[@mickeyproffitt6272]

There is a working mill in Pigeon Forge. Better known as The Old Mill and there is a restaurant. It is all family owned.

[@dpmart3275]

John Thanks for the share I love History looking forward to seeing part 2

[@jimmymalone3494]

That was very interesting and I enjoyed your video' thank you for sharing.

[@kramnull8962]

I would say after all these years that dam is mighty shallow. Silt and mud most likely almost to the top. Further down Ball's Creek is a completely flooded out Gold mine, just a huge pond of sorts now. They struck water. We have some major underground rivers running under solid rock in this area. My well is 90' deep to a 10' slab of rock and unlimited water supply. Luckily I think the miners actually left the mine for the day and came back and it was flooded overnite... God was looking out for them, for sure.... They used to have a yearly community gathering across the creek from the mill. Things like the Beekeepers Association of Catawba and Iredell represented. Many other activities and school clubs entertained folk, and they were greeted with plenty of food, song and dance.... Not sure about that event now.

[@RibeyeSuze]

Great vid!❤ I live right down the road.

[@1mika1963]

What a great tour Thanks

[@paulwilson7234]

Brilliant video thank you for sharing.

[@loubelle385]

Interesting and informative. Thank you. Blessings from Texas!

[@theappalachianchannel]

My pleasure

[@randyinga.155]

you always find the good stuff, thanks

[@scarlethenderson6510]

Thank you for sharing

[@garygarner9007]

Another great video I know it takes a lot of work

[@waynehawks4679]

Very neet place..and a good job y.all did on the vid...happy easter to you and yr family

[@johnnyhefner715]

When I was a kid my dad would take me to Loyd Murrays to fish in the pond, in the early 60s

[@thegreenefamily4301]

The great old days ❤

[@robertclubs9908]

Love the show

[@garygarner9007]

She definitely knows her history

[@MegaBait1616]

Excellent Video........👍👍....

[@MegaBait1616]

Smart Woman too....

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Great video!

[@warrengilbert9100]

interesting video

[@theappalachianchannel]

Thanks for the visit

[@tennesseesawmillguy1590]

Good stuff!

[@larrysmith6499]

Great video

[@CarterKey6]

This is only 46 miles I feel a road trip

[@fields-n-feathers]

PLEASE GO BACK AND FILM WHEN THEY'RE RUNNING.🧡

[@robertspeicher5047]

The " explosive" threat with wheat dust. I heard a threat, like this can be found in sugar mills

[@kramnull8962]

Flour mills was the worst. The Flour Mill in Statesville, NC; which is a manufacturing facility, has had many of explosions. We have a manufacture that grinds wood and bags mulch. They have huge flash fires there as well. These old mills even this one wasn't as well built way back, like it is now. The wind blew right through them. Weatherboard and old nails allow for gaps over the years. Most never finished the inside walls. The windows though "solid" actually needed to be removed and caulked every 5 years at least. Wind would just go around the panes eventually.

[@staceygandy2009]

Fermenting wheat I'm sure didn't go to waste!😄😄😄

[@todayisit3]

Very interesting. Where is this mill located?

[@KeepDreamN.]

Catawba NC

[@waltsimonson2556]

Could she or you show us the entire scale so someone could figure out how to fix it and let her know , I'm sure it's most likely so easy she could do it herself . ( As long as she doesn't need to Make a part ) .

[@virginiacook2724]

There is-a old mill that still runs. But it's in Alabama called the Adam's mill.its an old mill. It's in Dothan Alabama or around there. Would You go there?

[@markellis6727]

It took a pretty smart person to design and build a mill like that, can you imagine the field day that OHSA would have on a place like that

[@kramnull8962]

OSHA doesn't do much of anything anymore. Companies pay dues....

[@robertspeicher5047]

Where is this?....

[@brettweatherman327]

Catawba, NC on Murray's mill road

[@richardbittikofer988]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@stime6472]

OSHA ......Government could mess up a wet dream!

[@nielgregory108]

What the hell is a teeur????

[@theappalachianchannel]

not sure what part you are talking about but Thanks for the comment!

[@towntourin]