Mabry Mill

Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Southern Virginia, this mill was built around 1910 by Edwin B. Mabry, a jack-of-all-trades who had been a chair maker, a miner, a coal company blacksmith, and a farmer. He and his wife, Mintoria Lizzie Mabry, operated the mill until 1936, grinding corn and sawing lumber for their Meadows of Dan neighbors.

In 1945, the National Park Service restored and landscaped the mill. Today, it is the most photographed feature on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Spring at Mabry Mill

Autumn

Winter. Few visitors ever see Mabry Mill with snow.

Mabry Mill Before Restoration

Before the 1945 Restoration and Landscaping.

This moonshine still was not originally part of Mabry Mill It was brought here as an example of the what was found in various parts of the North Carolina and Virginia Mountains.

The one stream that feeds the mill did not provide enough water to operate the water wheel. This is one of two raceways that divert water to the mill.