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Hello Elizabeth,
You will find the folks at the following link to be of assistance with your
question. I have worked with them on several historic masonry projects in
the past and they are very helpful. Good luck!
http://www.limeworks.us/home.php
Eric Drake
Heritage Program Manager
Hiawatha National Forest
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PhD candiate
Binghamton University
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Elizabeth Chance Campbell <
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> Hello Everyone,
>
> This summer I conducted fieldwork on an 1866 Watermill in Central
> Florida. I was attempting to determine the original construction methods
> the millwright would have used. It is obvious that the foundation had been
> retro-fitted with modern masonry units or concrete block, but during
> excavation I was able to recover what appears to be poured concrete.
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> I have included pictures of the mill itself and of some of the material
> recovered, I was hoping someone on here might recognize the poured
> concrete and help me with an insight into what it might have been made of
> or how he would have made it in Florida in the 1860's. I don't believe he
> had access to Portland cement due to the time period and the ease of access
> to materials in Central Florida at the time. As you know Florida is full
> of limestone and it is possible he could have locally sourced it.
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> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Beth
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