Tide mills dominated the Tidewater Virginia landscape.  They used the ebb and flow of waterways to operate the mill stone to grind corn and wheat into meal.  The first mill was built on the headwaters of Deep Creek by Captain Samuel Matthews.  Rebuilt in the 1820’s by the Young family, the mill was acquired by D.Z. Yoder in 1899.  The Yoder family donated the mill to the city of Newport News to ensure its preservation and interpretation.  The mill stands today as a link to the Peninsula’s agrarian past.