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From: George Myers <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:53:41 -0400
Subject: Re: Tidal Mills
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In the boundary of the Constitution Marsh and Foundry Cove is a long
stonework "dam" that has been breached in the middle, or just appears
to be. I was told and read I think somewhere that the feature was
associated with rice cultivation in the Constitution Marsh part of
Constitution Island, a fortification described by the Dutch born
cartographer, Bernard Romans, across from West Point Military Academy
("Bernard Romans: Cartographer for the U.S. Continental Army" Remo
Salta (Revolutionary War overlooks Dutch-born patriot)" "Mercator's
World Incorporating The Map Collector. The Magazine of Maps, Globes,
and Charts" Vol. 1 Number 3 1996. If per Glassie, the primary
buildings were of a "Virginia type" construction I suppose I would not
be surprised to see a tidal mill and a rice cultivation experiment
associated with the early iron founding. Thanks for the info, once in
the marsh of South Carolina years ago for a Coca Cola.



George Myers

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:30:09 -0400, William B. Lees, Ph.D.
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> Tidal mills were used extensively in the South Carolina tidewater
> in the late 18th and early 20th century until at least partially
> replaced with steam mills.  Rather than erecting a dam across the
> stream, the rice fields after harvest were used as mill ponds,
> filled when the tide comes in, and then released at low tide to
> power the mills.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of George Myers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 6:28 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Tidal Mills
>
> Thiis page has an interesting description:
>
> The Medieval Technology Pages
>
> http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/tidalmills.html
>
> Found by Google. Now if I could just find more about the once
> summer residents of Long Island, NY out in Setauket "MacIntyre
> and Heath" my grandmother knew, I might understand the reference
> to their "The Ham Tree" skit over at Saint Pierre Farms in
> Vermont
> http://www.vtmaplesyrups.com/culture)
>
> George Myers
>
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:35:02 +1000, Iain Stuart
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I recall some Irish archaeologists gave a paper on Tidal mills
> at the SHA Conference at Quebec. It was notable for its stunning
> photographs and the delicate way they described how they inserted
> the smallest member of their team into the cut-stone tidal race
> to clean it out.
> >
> > Iain Stuart
> >
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