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MEYTRE MILL AT McGALLIARD FALLS IN BURKE COUNTY
Located on the outskirts of the Burke County hamlet of Valdese at the foot of McGalliard Falls in the Meyt...
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MEYTRE MILL AT McGALLIARD FALLS IN BURKE COUNTY
Located on the outskirts of the Burke County hamlet of Valdese at the foot of McGalliard Falls in the Meytre Mill. Fred Meytre constructed the mill on this site in 1906 and operated it into the 1940's.
The falls are 45 feet tall and flow over a broad granite slope. The waterwheel is 16 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet wide. It is a large overflow wheel feed by a channeled millrace, the remnants of which still can be seen.
The original waterwheel was washed away in the 1916 it was replaced with a turbine. The mill was restored in 1982 and a replica waterwheel was installed.
The site is now owned and operated by the town of Valdese. The park has a nice strollway and a large picnic shelter. The creek feeding the falls loops around the park to the centerpiece of the park, McGalliard Falls.
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