The Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation Generously Awarded the Motor Mill Foundation a $30,000 Award for the “Living History at Motor Phase 2” project. This award will continue the implementation of a recently completed interpretive master plan, which offers suggestions on how to better show and tell more of the history of Motor Mill Historic District. […]
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We have newly installed educational items that help tell the story of Motor Mill. The turbine that was uncovered in the basement under layers of silt has been preserved and is now on display. This is a portion of phase 1 of the Motor Mill Historic Site Master Interpretive Plan. You will be seeing in
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Hidden in the Turkey River valley, the Motor Mill Historic Site is a peaceful natural area that features a six-story limestone flouring mill and four related stone buildings dating from the late 1860’s. One of these four structures is the newly restored, three-story Motor Mill Inn. While the main floor is used as a visitor
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John Nikolai, President of the Motor Mill Foundation, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at his home. In 2000, when the Clayton County Supervisors held listening posts throughout the county to get ideas for future growth, John offered a vision for the potential development of the Motor Mill as a historical tourist destination. He was
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