The Readyville Mill is the sole vestige of what was once a flourishing industry on the Stones River in Middle Tennessee. Dating from the 1870s, the current Readyville Mill is a three-story building with an open fourth-story attic. In the early 1900s, the mill supplied the area with electricity, making Readyville one of the first rural villages in Tennessee to possess electric lights. Other products included ice, corn meal, refined flour, whole wheat flour, buckwheat flour, and lumber. Mill History1766 Uriah Stone explored current Readyville area; Stones River named after him.1802 Mary & Charles Ready setteled Readyville area.1811 Ready offered land for Rutherford County seat; post office built.1812 Ready built GRIST MILL; cut channel from Stones River for water wheel.1829 Ready built home known as The Corners, which still stands.SAW MILL added, DAM and RACE builtMILL BURNED-DATE AND CAUSE UNKNOWN1859 Charles died; daughter Jane & husband Peter Talley continues operation with their...