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The Old Mill
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Uploaded: 07/15/06 8:07 PM GMT
The Old Mill
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The Old Mill at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, USA. The Old Mill us up on the mountain campus and is truly beautiful spot. http://www.berry.edu
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.Jhihmoac
07/15/06 9:12 PM GMT
That's a BIG water wheel! Never saw one that size before! Thank you for sharing this...
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"Let us forever cherish and hold sacred these moments...for it is our undoing ...should we forget..." -William Shakespeare ... Visit Jhihmoac's Gallery
The wheel is 42 feet in diameter and is one of the largest in the world, the 1st largest east of the Mississippi.
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Lovely shot...but what a strange contraption. They have to pump the water up to run the wheel...why not just use the power directly to turn the grinding wheels? Very strange mill design indeed.
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Yup, it is different, however the water for the mill comes from the Berry College resevoir up on the mountain top near the wheel. Once primed, the force of gravity is strong enough to push the water up the stone column, and over the wheel, causing it to turn. Neat!!
- Chris
- Chris
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What a lovely place and photo! I've always dreamed of owning a whell like this. I wonder if it's a water wheel or what.I am curious, just the way DIgital Fx is....but I do love this particular photo...verena
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I have had nothing much for a long time, and I still have some of it left.
It is an old grits mill. Here is a link to a page that provide some history and additional information.
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That is a huge wheel for a grist mill.There are a few that I have taken photos of but never this big..Well done..
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