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The earliest known mechanical mill is the Hierapolis sawmill, a Roman water-powered stone mill at Hierapolis, Asia Minor dating back to the 3rd century AD. Other water-powered mills followed and by the 11th century they were widespread in Spain and North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, and in the next few centuries, spread across Europe.
Mystic Timbers is themed around a fictional logging company, Miami River Lumber, that purchased the surrounding land for its timber. [14] The company planned to use the adjacent Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad – the park's steam locomotive attraction – for shipping the timber out. However, an unexplained series of events led to the ...
This is a list of notable Industrial heritage sites throughout the world that have been inscribed on "top tier" heritage lists, including the UNESCO World Heritage List, [1] Grade I listed buildings (England and Wales), Category A listed buildings (Scotland), Grade A listed buildings (Northern Ireland), National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Landmarks (USA), etc.
Pin mill, a mill for achieving very fine particle sizes; Planetary mill; Roller mill, a mill using rollers to grind or pulverize grain and other raw materials using cylinders; Rolling mill, for rolling (metalworking) Strip mill, a type of rolling mill; Slitting mill, for slitting metal into nails
In the narrow sense of the terms, wood, forest, forestry and timber/lumber industry appear to point to different sectors, in the industrialized, internationalized world, there is a tendency toward huge integrated businesses that cover the complete spectrum from silviculture and forestry in private primary or secondary forests or plantations via the logging process up to wood processing and ...
In 1911, the Dantzler's began construction of a paper mill in Moss Point to make use of waste slabs from their sawmills. The mill began operation in 1913 as Southern Paper Company. International Paper Company purchased the mill in 1928 and operated it through the end of the 20th century. The paper mill closed in 2001. [8]
1917. Probably the West Waterway Lumber Co. in foreground. Fisher Flouring Mill on Harbor Island in background. Tugs from Island Tug & Barge on this site, seen from Harbor Island, 2023. (by 1918) [125] (closed 1936) [126] shipyard immediately north of Spokane Street on the West Waterway of the Duwamish, Industrial District West. [127]
Valley Falls, Cumberland side, 1906 Valley Falls Dam, Central Falls gate house. The Valley Falls Company was founded in 1839 by Oliver Chace, in Valley Falls, Rhode Island, a historic mill village on both sides of the Blackstone River, within the modern-day town of Cumberland and city of Central Falls, Rhode Island. [1]