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Milldam
A mill dam (International English) or milldam (US) is a dam constructed on a waterway to create a mill pond. Water passing through a dam's spillway is used to turn a water wheel and provide energy to the many varieties of watermill. By raising the water level so that the overflow has farther to fall, a milldam increases the potential energy that a mill can harness and use for various tasks. Examples {{No sources, section, date=November 2021 Listed are here are some of the many examples of historic milldams and millponds (or place names taken from them). Examples in the United Kingdom include: * Bramley Millpond in Bramley, Surrey * Ifield Millpond in Ifield, West Sussex * Valebridge Millpond on the outskirts of Burgess Hill, West Sussex *Mill Dam, Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands Examples in the United States include: *Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn in Georgetown County, South Carolina * Atwater Millpond in Kalamazoo County, Michigan * Ballardvale Millpond in Ballardvale, Massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milldam Rice Mill And Rice Barn
Milldam Rice Mill and Rice Barn, also known as Kinloch Plantation, is a historic rice plantations in the American South, plantation property and national Historic district (United States), historic district located near Georgetown, South Carolina, Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 1 contributing building, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures. This rice mill and rice barn are associated with Milldam, one of several productive rice plantations on the Santee River. Agricultural features include examples of historic ricefields, including canals, dikes (including remnants of a dike hand-built by slaves) and trunks. The Rice Barn was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. References Plantations in South Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Agric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
