Bandera County legends Ray Carter, Lew Pewterbaugh, Billy Walker, and Cecil LeStourgeon recently spoke about area history to the Medina Faith and Freedom Club about Bandera County. Billy Walker spoke about the mills in Bandera County, noting they had been built in the 1840’s and 1850’ by early Polish and Mormon settlers near what is now the City of Bandera.Sixteen families helped construct the dam and dig the millrace across the river. The Big Mill stood close to the town of Bandera and was used to make lumber, shingles, flour and cotton cloth. James DeMontel owned the mills and later ...