Picture of the day - June 23, 2007

Starr's Mill

Photo courtesy of Kyle Burdg. The North American continent has thousands of rivers and streams, each carrying a seemingly endless flow of life-sustaining water on its long journey from the headwaters to the sea. As European settlers moved westward, they built villages and towns all across the heartland wherever it was convenient to do so, and more often than not they chose to build near a river or large stream. And as a practical matter,  one of the first buildings usually constructed in every new town was a grist mill. Although most of them are now long gone, a number of those historic old mills still stand beside rivers, streams and mill ponds all across the country, and one of them is featured in today's picture. Starr's Mill is located in Fayetteville, Georgia, a scenic suburb of the capitol city of Atlanta. This beautiful old mill is one of the area's most photographed structures. Photographer Kyle Burdg captured this tranquil scene at approximately 8:00pm one evening just as the sun was going down. You can see more pictures of Starr's Mill as well as a number of other interesting subjects when you visit his website.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"