Little Rock's Old Mill was in Gone With The Wind

'Gone With The Wind' is one of my favorite films of all time. So, of course, when my family decided to go to the Old Mill in Little Rock, I was very excited. The Old Mill was used in the opening scene of 'Gone With The Wind'. No one still knows for sure why the director chose that particular spot but it is the only remaining artifact still existing.

Now the Old Mill is not an actual mill, but a life-sized sculpture by Dionysio Rodrigues, built and landscaped in 1933 as a replica of the real Pugh's Mill which actually milled grain a century earlier. It's a really beautiful garden spot, a popular place for locals to get wedding pictures taken.

Of historical interest at the old mill are some 19th century millstones and a couple of mile marker stones from a road near Dardanelle. These stones were set in place by an army engineer named Jefferson Davis, who later became the president of the Confederacy. The stones were used to mark the way for native tribes being relocated to western lands, thus marking two miles worth of the "Trail of Tears."

However, it does appear for less than five seconds in the opening scene of 'Gone With The Wind'. If you are a 'Gone With The Wind' fan, you should definitely visit this place. It is gorgeous!