CLAY MILLS

NAME: Clay Mills
COUNTY: Jackson
ROADS: 4WD
GRID: 3
CLIMATE: Hot & Humid Summers, Cold Snowy Winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime but winter
COMMENTS: Rural Jackson County. Take HWY 61 to the caves road just North of Maquoketa. Located a ways off of the caves road.
REMAINS: Some old buildings.
Farmers used to take their crops to this town. Had a couple of grain mills. Eventually as transportation to other towns became more accessible the mills folded and the town emptied out. Submitted by: Joe

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