The John Wesley Hall Grist Mill and Cotton Gin operated on this site from 1867 to 1931 and succeeded one of Alabama's earliest grist mills, which had stood a mile west on Mud Creek. After the earlier mill burned during the Civil War, Hall's Mill was moved to this location to begin a new life during Reconstruction. Rebuilt in 1976-1977 as part of the Tannerhill Historical State Park development under a grant from the Linn Henley Charitable Trust, Hall's Mill is an accurate copy of the old structure that did business here for 64 years.