TALBOT TAYLOR  COUNTY, GA - HISTORY  Dean's Mill

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The first location of  Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church
mentions in the original deed that it is located near
"Deans Mill."  This was located in land lot 47 of the
24th land district (Talbot County)


The creek behind the old site is Dean's mill Creek on
the present day maps and I located the site of Deans
Mill.    Deans mill ran until about 1910 and was then
owned by the Matthews family.  A tremendous amout of
rock work was done by hand on the creek to divert the
water to what was a huge mill.  A series of lakes was
also constructed up stream to hold water for hard
times.

John Dean was one of the early residents in the area.  Also Childs family and Benjamin Smith.