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Best 1 Alley Spring Mill

The Alley Spring Mill is a historic steel-roller gristmill located in Shannon County, Missouri, near the town of Eminence. Built in 1894, the three-story structure is distinguished by its bright red painted exterior, which contrasts with the surrounding green Ozark forests and the turquoise waters o...

2 Falling Spring Mill

The Falling Spring Mill is a historic early 20th-century watermill, notable for utilizing a natural cascade to power its machinery and for its rustic construction within a forested landscape.

3 Rockbridge Mill

The Rockbridge Mill in Missouri is a historic 19th-century gristmill, notable for harnessing the spring-fed Bryant Creek and serving as the historic centerpiece of a rustic trout farm.

4 Hodgson Water Mill

Hodgson Water Mill is a historic grist mill located in southern Missouri, USA, built in 1861. The mill utilized water from nearby Hodgson Spring to power its turbines, which ground grain into flour and meal for local farmers. Today, the preserved structure stands as an example of mid-19th century in...

5 Big Cedar Lodge Buffalo Ridge Springs

Buffalo Ridge Springs is a golf course located at the Big Cedar Lodge resort in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. Designed by architect Tom Fazio, the layout features a parkland-style routing integrated into the regional topography. It is part of a larger golf complex developed by Johnny Morris, the...

6 Topaz Mill
Topaz Mill

Topaz Mill is a historic 19th-century gristmill and country store complex located in Douglas County, Missouri, recognized for its large overshot water wheel and pristine stone construction.

7 Dawt Mill
Dawt Mill

Dawt Mill is a historic 20th-century roller mill situated on the North Fork River in Missouri, notable for surviving as a popular rural resort destination while retaining original machinery.

8 Ozark Emerald (Somatochlora ozarkensis)

The Ozark Emerald is an endemic North American dragonfly species described by Charles Bird in 1933, exclusively inhabiting the pristine spring-fed streams of the Ozark Mountains.

9 Zanoni Mill

Zanoni Mill is a historic water-powered gristmill built in 1900 in Zanoni, Missouri, distinguished by its wooden overshot wheel and role in processing local agricultural crops.

10 Hite Prairie Conservation Area

Hite Prairie Conservation Area is a 280-acre natural preserve in Vernon County, Missouri, dedicated to the protection of native tallgrass prairie and vulnerable ground-nesting bird species.

11 The Shepherd of the Hills

Harold Bell Wright's 1907 novel set in Missouri's Ozark Mountains, one of the first American novels to sell over a million copies and a pioneer of rural pastoral fiction.

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