Historic Dew's Pond Home and Grist Mill content.....Original home of Estate Sale location-built in the 1930's . A census conducted by the Cherokee Government in 1824 and published by the Cherokee Phoenix Paper in 1828 reported a population of approximately 15,000 Indians, 1,000 slaves, 12 saw mills , and 20 Grist Mills. Historians believe that this location was one of the largest of the total. The first Mill was built from logs and dirt. The Grist Mill , Lake, Store, Saw Mill, and...