Weldon's Mill: Still Standing
After 200 Years
Daily Dispatch, The (Henderson, NC)
Author:
Jason Huff; Daily Dispatch Writer
Publish Date: August 16,
2011
Word Count: 484
Document ID: 13938DBC83A8B4E0
It still stands near the road that
bears its name, just like it has for two centuries.
Weldon's Mill has survived countless storms, multiple owners and Father
Time, and is the oldest standing gristmill in Vance County.
According to Vance County Historical Society member Mark Pace, pegs,
flooring and other features still remaining in Weldon's Mill, located at 2550
Weldon's Mill Road, indicate the building is more than 200 years old. This was
also...
After 200 Years
Daily Dispatch, The (Henderson, NC)
Author:
Jason Huff; Daily Dispatch Writer
Publish Date: August 16,
2011
Word Count: 484
Document ID: 13938DBC83A8B4E0
It still stands near the road that
bears its name, just like it has for two centuries.
Weldon's Mill has survived countless storms, multiple owners and Father
Time, and is the oldest standing gristmill in Vance County.
According to Vance County Historical Society member Mark Pace, pegs,
flooring and other features still remaining in Weldon's Mill, located at 2550
Weldon's Mill Road, indicate the building is more than 200 years old. This was
also...
Weldon's Mill Road business is
buzzing
Daily
Dispatch, The (Henderson, NC)
Author: Al Wheless; Daily Dispatch
Writer
Publish Date: October 11, 2009
Word Count:
705
Document ID: 12B5B8EA7172B8D0
Bill Craig has 3,200,000 ideal
employees who operate 40 factories for him in Aycock.
They are highly skilled workers who create a very desirable product and
aid area farmers in growing crops. They also don't need to be paid, never take
vacations, volunteer to work overtime, and don't belong to any union.
There's a reason for that. They're honey bees. They're also
prize-winners.
The Bee's Knees - a...
Bees worked overtime to the
delight of area pumpkin lovers
Daily
Dispatch, The (Henderson, NC)
Author: Al Wheless; Daily Dispatch
Writer
Publish Date: September 16, 2009
Word Count:
491
Document ID: 12ACF925876422B8
Thanks to the 720,000 bees that
worked overtime as pollination specialists for nearly two weeks earlier this
summer, thousands of pumpkins will go on sale Sept. 19 at Franklin Family Farms
on Vicksboro Road.
Thomas and Nicci Franklin hired the bees owned by Bill Craig of Weldon's
Mill to increase pumpkin production in the 2 1/2-acre patch they were
cultivating for their grand opening.
There have already been frequent and enthusiastic customers who have
left numerous hoof...