Year Erected: 1989

Marker Text: A notable ante-bellum land-mark established 1852, by Judge Clark Howell (1811-1882). Two buildings -- grist and sash-sawmills -- which stood on the N. bank, and in the bend of, Peachtree Cr. 1000 ft. west of the present bridge.

The old road crossed the creek on a wooden bridge to the west of the present highway and bridge. Surviving the war, the mills burned in 1879. They were the center of a rural community with a P.O. (1876-1891). Another enterprise was Foster's Woolen Mill, established circa 1880 -- which stood on the S. bank of the creek, to the W. of this marker.

Exploring the Topic

Howell’s Mills Historical Marker
Research paper by John McCusker, Dr. Jennifer Dickey's Introduction to Public History course, Kennesaw State University