Monroe County Heritage Museum


Rikard’s Mill
Historical Park

Beatrice, Alabama

 

Open:  April through December

Saturday only  
9am – 5pm

Admission Charged

251-789-2781

 

An operating water-powered grist mill and museum. 

Rikard's Mill is nestled in the piney woods along the banks of the picturesque Flat Creek which flows through Monroe County and into the Alabama River. First built in 1845, the mill has served residents of North Monroe County ever since.

Visitors to the mill can watch as corn is ground into cornmeal and grits. The museum stages many activities in the park and is dedicated to the preservation of past folk traditions, such as gristmilling, blacksmithing, cane syrup making, and more.

 

Special Events Each Year...

April 11, 2009

Opening Day! There will be live music, grist mill turning out fresh grits and cornmeal, mule & wagon rides, arts & crafts, and Monroe Sausage will be available for lunch.  

November 7, 2009

Cane Syrup Making & Pioneer crafts demonstrated.

$5 adults, $3 seniors & children

Join us for biscuits and syrup and watch a 19th-century mule-driven cane mill and furnace make cane syrup as in olden days. Barbecue will be available. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, contact Dennis Mixon at (251) 575-7433.

 

Rikard’s Mill is a Monroe County Property

listed on the Alabama Register of Historical Sites

and operated by

the Monroe County Heritage Museums.


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P.O. Box 1637  /  31 North Alabama Ave.
Monroeville, AL 36461
251– 575-7433
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