Try contacting SPOOM - The society for the Preservation of Old Mills
(/www.spoom.org/ <http://www.spoom.org/>). They have lots of experience
with old milling operations.
Mike
On 6/22/2011 10:05 AM, Chris McCabe wrote:
> I wonder if anyone might know where I can find some details (nomenclature, relevant designs, etc.) on the mechanism of a typical 19th century waterwheel mill, specifically the wheel, shaft, and gearing. The site is a former grist mill destroyed during the Civil War located on a north Georgia creek. Many thanks,
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> Chris McCabe
> Georgia DNR, Savannah