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Centennial celebration at Weaverville Milling Company
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Mimi Campbell, Sally Smith and Dave Campbell hope for a good turnout for the 100-year celebration.
By Matt Tate It’s become somewhat of a cli-
ché, but stepping in to Weaverville Milling Company is like taking a step back in time. One hundred years, in fact. Te historic restaurant is celebrat-
ing its centennial mark this year with a series of events and celebra- tions, the first beginning Saturday (June 12) with a dinner of barbecue and wood-fired brick oven pizza. Owner Sally Smith said some of
her fondest memories from the 30 years her family has owned the res- taurant have come from those who eat and recollect about the property off Reems Creek Road. “Some people come in here with
their grandchildren and they can remember when it was a mill,” she said. “It’s a place where people can reminisce.”
Place in history Te mill is thought to have been
erected in 1910 to produce corn and wheat. Workers stone-grinded corn in the basement, which now houses the kitchen, and roll-milled wheat on the restaurant’s first floor. Cleaning and sifting was done on the second floor. Water from Reems Creek pow-
ered the mill for its first three de- cades before it converted to electric power in 1940. Reems Creek Road, whose dirt-road remnants can still be found at the front of the restau- rant, was the main thoroughfare for the mill.
www.weavervilletribune.com Production halted in 1965 and
neighboring companies used the building for storage. In 1972, it was converted into a restaurant. Te Smith family purchased it in 1980 and have been hosting meals sprin- kled with the restaurant’s unique Southern flair ever since. Much of the floors, windows,
pulleys and elevators remain from the days of the mills. Smith said she has tossed around the idea of add- ing the mill to the National Reg- ister of Historic Places. Any future upgrades or remodels, such as the covered porch that was added some years ago, would need to follow state preservation mandates. National certification or not, the
restaurant remain a part of Weaver- ville history and one Smith is eager to share with people. “It would be selfish to keep this
place as a home and not share it with folks,” she said.
Celebrating in style Te 100-year celebration kicks off with a barbecue and pizza ben-
efit to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Smith thought it would be a neat
idea to enlist Woodfin-based Flick- er Artisan Works to bring a stove oven, which must be transported and used on a trailer, to tie-in with the Meals on Wheels benefit. Flicker Artisan Works will be
cooking the pizzas and a buffet bar- becue dinner will also be available for $15. “We thought this would be a real
nice addition for the celebration,” she said. Mimi Campbell said she and her
husband Dave recently relocated from Florida, moving their busi- ness to another historic structure, the old Burlington Industries plant on Riverside Drive. “We’ll be the outdoor entertain-
ment,” Campbell quipped about Saturday’s benefit. Call 645-5700 to make a reserva-
tion. Weaverville Milling Compa- ny opens at 5 pm Tursday through Sunday but is available for parties at other times.
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