The historic Bush Mill takes you back to a time when people
lived simpler lives, when millwrights and craftsmen used Scott
County's abundant natural resources --- limestone, wood, water
and hilly terrain --- to build overshot, water-powered grist
mills with wooden gears, leather drive belts, and wooden water
wheels. This community landmark can be seen two miles northwest
of Nickelsville. Stop by any time for a stunning photo
opportunity, or come on a festival day to see the grist mill in
action. In 1831, James Culbertson built a grist mill on Amos
Branch outside Nickelsville. The mill was a simple log
structure, but it quickly became the bustling center of the
community, providing residents with corn meal and flour for
their tables, feed for their livestock, and a lively place to
exchange information and gossip. Farmers traveled for miles on
horseback with their sacks of grain, or in horse-drawn wagons
with loads of Indian corn and wheat. The mill created a
community and also relieved the farmers of the arduo