AMHERST COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Photographs of Rose's Mills Site Side passage house on slope above the Rose's Mills site. Deed research indicates that the house dates from 1812. The house was probably intended to be used as a residence for the overseer of the mill. Ruins of the foundation of Rose Mill Looking upstream from the railroad bridge on the Piney River where the dam used to be. On the left of the photo is a rocky/sandy area mentioned in an old deed as the place where sand was mixed. Field on the south side of the Piney River. An 1812 survey shows this as part of the old mill pond. On the right side of the photograph is the high ground where John Rose built a house. This house is just south of the bridge over the Piney River. The house, built about 1820, sits above the dam site. It is believed to be the home of John N. and Mary Rose. John N. Rose was son of Patrick and grandson of the Rev. Robert Rose. Photograph taken by Holly Mills, August 2005. All other photographs were taken by ACM&HS board member Charles Hamble in 1995.

Created 08/17/05