Not sure. Thought it was like a dam
Not sure. Thought it was like a dam
A mill race is the dam and feed to provide the water for the turbine or water wheel, depending on what was used.
A mill race is the dam and feed to provide the water for the turbine or water wheel, depending on what was used.
Well, it is a dam, but they're usually built for some reason be it flood control or providing a water source for something. The concrete debris in the spill makes me think it may have been to provide water to a long-gone mill.
Well, it is a dam, but they're usually built for some reason be it flood control or providing a water source for something. The concrete debris in the spill makes me think it may have been to provide water to a long-gone mill.
Spillover goes to a tunnel underneath a road. Abandoned old house not far.. actually, may have been a mill once. Even more concrete below throughout the rocks here or there
Spillover goes to a tunnel underneath a road. Abandoned old house not far.. actually, may have been a mill once. Even more concrete below throughout the rocks here or there
That's quite likely. Small mills were everywhere at one time to provide services for local farms. Lots of little hits in the roads around me called "_____ Mills" for that very reason.
That's quite likely. Small mills were everywhere at one time to provide services for local farms. Lots of little hits in the roads around me called "_____ Mills" for that very reason.
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