Those comparisons usually began and ended with Troop.he was the best around. The burial spot was a popular hunting camp where coon hunters from miles around gathered to plot their hunting strategies, tell tall tales, chew tobacco and compare coon hounds. They had hunted together for more than 15 years. In a small, grassy meadow, deep in the rich, thick wilderness of Freedom Hills, Key Underwood sadly buried his faithful coondog, Troop. The turbine mill ran up until 1959, and although not operating today, it is now restored and owned by the Fayette County Water System.ĭuring the movie's filming at Starr's Mill in Fayette County, Georgia, the Starr's Mill High School marching band was asked not to practice outdoors due to the sound carrying all the way to the Mill. The Starr's Mill site also included a cotton gin and a dynamo that produced electricity for the nearby town of Senoia. Glower built the current building in 1907. Starr bought the mill and this name stuck. Various owners lent numerous names to the mill between 18. This site, on Whitewater Creek, was less than a mile from the boundary between Creek Indian lands and the state of Georgia.

The property that became Starr's Mill was owned by Hannaniah Gilcoat who built the first mill here before his death in 1825. The bridges were later washed away in a flood. The exterior was repainted and the porch was rebuilt for the movie. Jake barn shop was filmed at Starr's Mill in Fayette County Georgia.

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