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Falls Mills received its name from a mill there, located at a natural dam in the Bluestone River. Another dam, built by Norfolk and Western Railroad across Mud Fork creek, reaches twenty feet high and spans several hundred feet to form a lake more than a mile long. Through the mid- to late 1900s the lake was a summer resort area with boating, fishing and cabins. Residents still enjoy fishing in the lake, which is maintained and stocked by the Falls Mills Fishing Club.

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2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Falls Mills is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Falls Mills has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bluefield Commercial Historic District in Bluefield, 2.7 miles away.

Falls Mills and the nearest listed places

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Bluefield Commercial Historic DistrictPocahontas Historic DistrictPocahontas Mine No. 1Bramwell Historic DistrictAlexander St. Clair HouseBramwell Additions Historic District (Boundary Increase) (Additional Documentation)

Closest to Falls Mills

Bluefield Commercial Historic DistrictBluefield · District2.7miPocahontas Historic DistrictPocahontas · District2.8miPocahontas Mine No. 1Pocahontas · District3miBramwell Historic DistrictBramwell · District3.1miAlexander St. Clair HouseBluefield · Building3.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bluefield Commercial Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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📜 Pocahontas📜 Bramwell📜 Bluefield📜 Bluefield

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