N of Dalton on GA 2, Dalton, Georgia. County/parish: Whitfield.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 25, 1978. NRIS 78001010.
3 contributing buildings.
Prater's Mill was built in the mid-19th century. It is located in Whitfield county, near Varnell, Georgia. Serving the city of Dalton as a working mill, it is now used as the center piece of a country fair that showcases cultural history of Southern Appalachia. The country fair consists of mountain music, Southern foods, and living history exhibits and the handmade crafts and original art. Crafts include blacksmithing, spinning, quilting, rug hooking, woodcarving, and hand tufting.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209927