Northern Missouri
Elrod Mill Access turns a Platte River stop into local history
Elrod Mill Access northeast of Savannah is an MDC Platte River access with a late-1800s mill story attached to the site.
Elrod Mill Access gives Andrew County a small but very local river story. Missouri Department of Conservation says the access is in Andrew County, northeast of Savannah, and was purchased in 1980 to provide public access to the Platte River and other outdoor activities.
The name is not decorative. MDC says the site contained a late-1800s mill owned and operated by the Elrod family, where flowing water from the Platte River powered a grinding mill for local residents.
For a visitor, the note is to treat this as both access and context. Check MDC’s page for directions, area regulations, and allowed uses before you go. The site helps explain how a present-day access point can carry older Andrew County farm, river, and mill geography in one stop.
References
Where this fits: this note belongs to Andrew County. See every local note for the county on its page.