The last part of the tour was a special treat for me as I was shown the boiler room. The boiler was kept intact so that the mill would be able to retain its Historic Registry status.
	This is a shot of the boiler's front end. The angle proved to be difficult to work with but I was able to get a bit of the detail of the front as well as some of the pipes and knobs.
	After walking through the interior of the mill, I spent the rest of the morning walking around the property. This is the northern side of the mill, and the smaller room just behind the wheelchair ramp is where the boiler is housed.
	This is taken from the northeast corner, and to the left is the base of the smokestack with a pipe that goes into the boiler room. I looked through the window and had an excellent view of the boilers but was unable to get a picture of it due to a lack of good lighting. It was still very cool to look at.
	Of course, I have to take a picture of the smokestack.
	Something I found of interest were these iron stars scattered around the building. These remind me of the earthquake bolts that are common in Charleston, SC, and I'm sure these serve a similar purpose, but instead of being placed for earthquakes, it might also have been placed because of the vibrations from the machinery inside. Whatever its use, it is an iron rod that is inserted into the beams to give additional strength to the strucure.

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