Prater's Mill Foundation
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- Hours
- Regular Hours:Appointment Only Hours:
- Phone:
Main - 706-694-6455
- Address:
- 452 Old Praters Mill Rd NE Dalton, GA 30721
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- Categories
- Historical Places, Museums
- Location
- Prater's Mill is located at 5845 Georgia Highway 2, Dalton, GA 30721 on GA Hwy. 2, 10 miles Northeast of Dalton and about 30 miles south of Chattanooga, TN. Exit I-75 at Hwy. 201 (Tunnel Hill - Varnell Exit-341). Travel North 4.5 miles to GA Hwy. 2, turn right on GA Hwy. 2 (right at the Dollar General) and continue 2.6 miles to Prater’s Mill.
General Info
Built in 1855, the gristmill site is a trailhead for the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway. Prater's Mill is also one of the stops of the Blue and Gray Trail featuring Civil War heritage in northwest Georgia. The site was a camp for 600 Union soldiers in February 1864, and 2,500 Confederates in April 1864. Sponsor Country Fair every year in the month of October visit website date, time and admission fee.