Mill Pond Steakhouse

As you enjoy your dinner, you can gaze over a vista that is heavy with the fragrance of the history of the Old South. The pond dam was built sometime before 1820 because it is shown somewhere in the Mill Atlas. Swift Creek was impounded to create a 300-400 acre pond that was sufficient to create 30-50 horsepower at the water driven mill. The pond has been the site of local gatherings and historic events. In early May of 1860, a picnic turned tragedy when a flat boat carrying approximately 50 young people overturned. It was 50 yards of the shore and of the passengers, 24 lost their lives, mostly young ladies. On the 19th of April in 1865, Union soldiers under General Potter arrived in the area seeking hidden confederate munitions trains that General Sherman had missed. His men, 2,500 strong, included the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers about whom the movie "Glory" was produced.