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Bollinger Mill State Historic Site

113 Bollinger Mill Road, Burfordville, MO 63739
573-243-4591
4.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, State Parks
Owner description: Travel back to simpler days when business in Missouri was about the rushing of a stream over a dam and bridges were covered. Visitors to Bollinger...... more » Owner description: Travel back to simpler days when business in Missouri was about the rushing of a stream over a dam and bridges were covered. Visitors to Bollinger Mill State Historic Site can watch corn being ground into meal at the massive four-story mill that dates to the Civil War era and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Or they can stroll through the Burfordville Covered Bridge, one of just four covered bridges that remain in Missouri. The site’s rustic setting offers ample picnicking and exploration opportunities along the Whitewater River. « less
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Seattle
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

A nice piece of history. Visitors can view historical items on the first floor and lower level of the mill at no charge. We felt the nominal $4 per person fee to experience a guided tour of the other floors was definitely worth it. Tour guide was knowledgeable and personable (and if you ask nicely, she may even turn the... More

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Saint Louis, Missouri
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

Absolutely stunning, great picnic area, and fun tour. More

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012
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Great example of covered bridge and mill. Ask about hike to cemetery-it is small but very old and a nice walk More

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Malden, Missouri
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2012
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This is a fun place to visit if you are near Jackson or Cape Girardeau, MO. You can walk across the covered bridge or picnic beside the old mill. Good for a day trip off the beaten path. More

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Arlington, VA
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Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2011
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Though we live on the East Coast, we have visited several Missouri State Parks and have found them uniformly excellent. Bollinger Mill is an interesting building, well-preserved, but it was the tour by a State Parks guide that lifted it into the excellent range. She knew the history and explained extremely well the functions of the several sets of milling... More

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Bray, Oklahoma
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 26, 2011
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The park around the mill and the covered bridge next door to the mill were spectacularly beautiful and very well maintained. The mill was beautiful and the first floor was bearable in the heat. The upper three floors were barely bearable in the heat, and the guide was less than less than professional in his delivery. He needs much more... More

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Dyersburg, Tennessee
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398 helpful votes 398 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 31, 2010
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Bollinger Mill is a great example of early-American craftsmanship, in producing a grain product by harnessing waterpower. This mill, still being restored at the time of this writing, is toured on several levels. It is intended to restore it to a working mill sometime in the future. The lower two levels are self-guided and free. There are plenty of examples... More

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