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Dellingers Mill, Bakersville, seasonally operational, water powered, 1867; Emmett Isaacs Mill, Surry County; Gwynn Valley Mill, Brevard; Linneys Mill, Alexander County, 1902; Mingus Mill, Cherokee; Old Mill of Guilford, Oak Ridge. Fully operational water-powered grist mill. Founded in 1767, moved 500 feet downstream to current location in 1819.
Hydro-mechanical Analysis of Vertical-wheeled Water-mills, British Archaeological Reports. International Series, vol. 1786, Oxford: Archaeopress, ISBN 978-1-4073-0217-1; Wikander, Örjan (1985), "Archaeological Evidence for Early Water-Mills. An Interim Report", History of Technology, vol. 10, pp. 151– 179
Watermill of Braine-le-Château, Belgium (12th century) Interior of the Lyme Regis watermill, UK (14th century). A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower.It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering.
The introduction of the ship mill and tide mill in the 6th century, both of which yet unattested for the ancient period, [6] allowed for a flexible response to the changing water-level of rivers and the Atlantic Ocean, thus demonstrating the technological innovativeness of early medieval watermillers.
Carlin Springs historical marker. During the colonial period and the 19th century, several watermills existed in and near the fall line of the stream. Although none of these mills remain intact, the foundation of one is still in place (Arlington Mill constructed in 1836; later rebuilt as Barcroft Mill in 1880 after being destroyed by Union Army troops during the Civil War).
Listen to the water mill Through the livelong day; How the clicking of the wheel Wears the hours away. Languidly the autumn wind Stirs the withered leaves; On the field the reapers sing Binding up the sheaves; And a proverb haunts my mind And as a spell is cast, "The mill will never grind With the water that has passed."
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The Lewiston Water Power Company was founded about 1850 by a group of investors from Boston, Massachusetts, seeking to capitalize on the water power of the falls on the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn. The company built a series of power canals, and built cotton spinning and weaving mills along their banks.