Photoshoot: Starr's Mill Historic Site and Senoia, GA

During the mid 19th century, hundreds of mills across eastern United States took advantage of an endless supply of water power. There was no exception in central Georgia. In 1825 Hananiah Gilcoat built the first grist mill along Whitewater Creek. The Gilcoat land bordered on a new frontier, adjacent Creek Indian territory. The mill property continued to change owners over a short period of time, until Hilliard Starr took over the property in 1866. The Starr name has endured, and the mill is recognized as a significant Fayette County historic site.
The Starrs Mill structure dates back to 1907, when the mill was rebuilt by William T. Glower. More than a grist mill, the Georgia site went on to power a cotton gin, and supply electrical power to the nearby town of Senoia.

Senoia, Georgia was begun in 1828 by a group of settlers from South Carolina. Since then, several notables have been discovered in Senoia, among them Keith Brooking, Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, and Rutledge Wood, host of Top Gear, US. But if that isn't near enough, it has seen film companies arrive to film "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Driving Miss Daisy", and Season 3 of "The Walking Dead".

These two landmarks are only 4 miles apart, so we will begin our day at Starr's Mill and after we finish there, we will caravan to Senoia to finish our shoot.

Plan to stay for lunch in Senoia, as there are 8-10 restaurants there waiting for our business.