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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1836/00/00 James Gordon of Chickamauga Owner The original Gordon's Mill (lost) is built for James Gordon, who came from Gwinnett County, Georgia in 1836. The mill served as the first general store in the area.
1863/09/00 James A Garfield Military Chief of Staff William Rosecrans and his chief of staff James Garfield stay with the James Lee's in Chickamauga.
1863/09/00 William S Rosecrans Union General William Rosecrans and his chief of staff James Garfield stay with the James Lee's in Chickamauga.
1868/00/00 Gordon's Mill burns down in 1867. Shortly thereafter, James Lee, a partner in the mill, rebuilds the mill on the same site, which still stands today.

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Particulars for Lee and Gordon Mill:
Cultural Affiliation 19th Century Rural
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Criteria Information Potential
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 8th February 1980

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Lee and Gordon Mill
Registry Address: Red Belt Rd.
Registry Number: 80001252
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 6
Contributing Buildings: 2
Contributing Structures: 2
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Historic and non-aboriginal, Architecture, Industry
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Nineteenth Century Rural
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: c 1868
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction, Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Manufacturing facility
Current Function: Domestic, Work in progress
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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