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This small grist and sawmill is typical of the dozens which dotted the region near the turn of the century. Located along creeks and at large springs, most served only a few nearby farms in the same hollow.
The Klepzig Mill was built before 1912 by a farmer seeking to grind corn, saw logs into lumber and — in the 1940s — to generate electricity for the nearby farmstead.
It utilized a turbine to transfer the water's power to the machinery. The structure's construction is also typical of the region and era. Built of sawn boards with no framing, many turn-of-the-century buildings were of this "sawmill house" style.
— Information courtesy of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Ozark National Scenic Riverways
