David,

Years ago I was involved in the excavations of a plantation site in South Carolina called Millwood.  One of the "features" that I worked on was a horizontal water wheel for a grist mill.  As I recall, the style of the wheel was somewhat unique and I believe that the Smithsonian was very interested in it. You might want to get a hold of the Millwood Plantation site report (which may be maintained at Loyola U. of Chicago) or contact Charles E. Orser who directed the excavations.


Kent Taylor

David Parkhill <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Being new to HISTARCH I am impressed with the amount of and diversity 
of knowledge among the membership. Please allow me to jump into the 
waters of knowledge to locate possible information.

I have been working on a historic Grist Mill (corn grinding) site for 
about seven years now. I have never found an accurate drawing of an 
overshot waterwheel showing all the working components. At one point 
in time the mill was converted into a horizontal water wheel. I have 
several blades from the horizontal wheel which seems to indicate it 
was an enclosed wheel. No proof!! Date of the mill is 1835-38.

I hope someone in the membership can guide me to a reference book, 
paper or something to help me understand the workings of this type of 
mill.All guidance will be appreciated. 



Kent C. Taylor, M.A., RPA 
Project Archaeologist 
Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc. 
Phone (248) 362-3038 
Fax (248) 362-3038 
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