The old mill and the Panhandle - about 1903. The "Devil's Backbone" was the name given by cizitens of Jackson to the Panhandle. Note the old Panhandle Mill at right. A shaft had been cut through the panhandle which allowed water to run through, giving the mill wheel the power to grind corn. As stated above, the river ran around the panbowl for a distance of about seven miles returning to within about 65 feet of itself. This ridge was once a popular place for hikes and Sunday walks as it was located just across from Jackson. At one time (as can be seen in another post card view) a dinky train ran across the panhandle and up Panbowl Creek and toward Camp Cristy on Frozen Creek. It pulled log trains. The bridge which crossed the river at the mouth of Panbowl Creek fell. In 1956 the ridge was blasted and opened to form a cutoff so that the river could flow through for reduced flooding. Later in the early 1960s Highway 15 was built through the opening and by 1963 Panbowl Lake was formed. Jackson truly lost something when it lost the world-famous Panhandle!