Ronnie challenged me to find a photo that could go with a Slim Whitman song. What do you think Ronnie did I meet your challenge? By the way Ronnie when I went to your gallery earlier, there was nothing there? I hope everything is okay. Please say you didn't pull all your photos.

18th Century Rice Grist Mill. Originally constructed in 1798 along Lost Creek, this mill was operated by four generations of the Rice family. The mill has had many changes throughout its history. At times, the mill was also rigged to power a sawmill, a cotton gin, a trip hammer, and even to operate a dynamo that supplied electrical lights for the Rice home in 1899. TVA purchased the land the mill stood on which was to be flooded by the building of Norris Dam. The mill was carefully disassembled and reassembled much of the structure at its present site.

Song by: Slim Whitman called The Old Water Wheel.

By the valley road The lilacs are growin' Around the mill With an old water wheel In his dusty coat The river sits dreamin' Of his true love The pretty Lucille The old water wheel Keeps turning and turning It seems to seize All the kisses it sees On the soft summer nights When the hearts were alive Making love to the sound Of the old water wheel In her eyes of blue True heaven made green And her hair was brown As the meadow lark's wing Every smile revealed White pearls, empty dreamin' And nature made her lips Just to sing But fate was unkind She sneaked neath the lilacs This dizzy world Keeps moving along But the old river seems To be lost in his dreams While the water wheel turns As it's singin' this song Lost in the song Of the old water wheel