402 HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS 3 
. The GRAHAM1=1·oN TEXTILE MILL (R), on the western bank of the . 
creek, is a three-story structure with walls of stone set in random 4
courses. The adjoining warehouse, formerly a gristmill, has solid oak I ;
structural columns, beams, and joists. Its founders, Graham and , 1
Sneed, operated a textile mill in Louisville, from 1829 to 1837, when 1
they moved the machinery to this place, sending it down the Ohio · •
River from Louisville to the mouth of Otter Creek and dragging it up (  e
the valley over an extremely steep and rough trail with the aid of oxen. ;
This mill has been described as "probably the first mill of its kind ;
west of the Allegheny Mountains." About 80 years ago the old frame, , ;
millrace, and dam were replaced by the present stone ones. This dam, `_
with buttresses at each end and arch facing upstream, is of exactly the 1
` same plan as the irrigation dams under construction today. This mill 8
from the beginning has used steam in the textile department, but for l
grinding grist and other auxiliary purposes water power has been 1 _,
utilized. During the War between the States the Grahampton mill (
was run at full capacity except when it was stopped to repair damages I
inflicted by straggling bands of soldiers. I
At 42 m. on US 60 is a junction with a graveled road. ,
Right on this road to Don RUN HOTEL, 0.6 m., an old water-power mill, the Q
main part of which was built in 1821 by Thomas Stevenson, an Englishman. The ·
mill, which like textile miHs in early days, ground grist as a. side line, was built at j
the headwaters of Doe Run Creek. This place was a favorite hunting ground of
Daniel Boone and his brother, Squire, who was nicknamed "Bible Boone." The j
first recorded land entry of SOO acres, made on October 15, 1780, included "four .
springs and a sulphur lick," and the site of this mill. The old part of the mill is
three full stories high, with Hnished basement. The massive foundation is of local _
limestone. The superstructure consists of a framework of great hewn timbers of
black walnut, exposed to view; the walls of held stone display the skilled work- .
manship. The surface of the timbers has acquired a satin smoothness, and the _
stone wall is colored by moss in various shades of green. The millstones were -
brought from France to New Orleans, thence by way of the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers to the mouth of Otter Creek. The vicinity of the old mill is a popular spot 4
for community frolics, and a Fourth of ]uly picnic has been held here annually
since 1893.
BRANDENBURG, 45.9 m. (356 alt., 484 pop.), the seat of Meade p p
County, which was formed in 1823, was named for Col. ]ames Meade.
This community was incorporated in 1825, a year after its first court ~
had convened. It bears the name of Col. Solomon Brandenburg, an
early settler who had seen service in the War of 1812. When the rail- »
road built its line three miles from the town, the citizens saved the
town’s existence by building a hard—surfaced road, the first in the county,
from the center to the station. When the principal highway was ex- p
tended along the ridge top, leaving the business section on a side
street, the commercial district began gradually to move to the highway.
Brandenburg’s Main Street, nevertheless, continues to thrive; the coun-
tryfolk and townspeople mingle around the stores and the courthouse, Q 
where, for generations, they and their forebears have gathered.