Groundhog Mountain Lookout Tower (MP 188.8). The tower was erected by the Virginia State Forest Service in 1942, to view mountain ranges and look for hazards or fires. Today, the walk up the tower still provides views of Buffalo Mountain, Rich Hill and others. Mabry Mill (MP 176.2). The iconic mill, built in 1910 by Ed Mabry and operated successfully as a gristmill and sawmill by him and his wife Lizzie, began to fail in about 1925 when water flow decreased and Ed Mabry began to suffer health problems, allowing the mill property to fall into disrepair as in the 1941 inset photo. Since 1950, the mill site has been under NPS operation. MAY/JUNE 2023 37