Locust Grove

Locust Grove was built about 1815 as the Nelson homestead. (Records show that it was owned by a Mr. Nelson in 1850.) It was later exchanged in a farm swap with Ed Luttrell, who occupied the home during the Civil War. When the war was over, Mr. Luttrell returned to this home and had seven sons. Dr. Laing, who built Bunree, purchased this property and later gave it to his son Noel, who lives here with his wife, Charlotte. A cemetery is located near the house. A tenant house was built in 1918 for Ed Luttrell's son.

Colbert's Mill and the miller's house were located on Elk Run which borders the Laing property on the east. The sites may be accessible from the landfill.

The mill was built when the country was still under British rule. The millwright, Mr. Heflin, was paid 16-2/3 cents a day, the equivalent of one shilling.