The House and Home Magazine, a lifestyle magazine covering the area of Virginia from Richmond to Chesapeake Bay, features an article about the Poplar Grove tide mill in Port Haywood by Bob Cerullo in its February/March 2020 issue. The article provides an brief overview of how tide mill technology was probably born in Ireland and then brought to the colonies by English settlers.
Cerullo skillfully describes the origins and operating history of the tide mill at Poplar Grove, one of the few remaining North American tide mills with intact machinery. He also covers the associated Poplar Grove Mansion, which has its own intriguing story spanning colonial times, the Revolutionary and Civil wars, and recent efforts to preserve and maintain it.
The article is accompanied by several impressive photos of the site, taken mostly by the author.
Link to “Poplar Grove and Its Tide Mill” in House and Home Magazine.