Colvin Run Mill
Colvin Run Mill is in Great Falls, Virginia. Built c. 1811, Colvin Run Mill is the sole surviving operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and its restored mechanism is a nationally significant example of automated technologies pioneered in milling and later adopted across American industry.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 197 feet (60 metres)
- Description: operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
- Address: VA
Places of Interest Nearby
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Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
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Great Falls Community Library
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Falls Crossing and Great Falls.
Great Falls Crossing
Village
Great Falls Crossing is a census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
Wolf Trap
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Colvin Run Mill
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Latitude
38.96852° or 38° 58′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.29305° or 77° 17′ 35″ west
Open location code
87C4XP94+CQ
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