The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia : Illustrated Histories, 1770-2010 Paperback / softback
by Franklin F. Webb, Ricky L. Cox
Part of the Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies series
Paperback / softback
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From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state's economy.
This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day.
Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remains of abandoned mill sites. The main body of the book provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills, a few of which also processed wool.
The histories are based primarily on oral histories, title deed records, and local newspapers.
More than 100 photographs and maps supplement the text, and tables provide production figures for various mills from industrial censuses of 1850, 1870, and 1880.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:362 pages, 113 photos, 6 maps, 3 tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:27/06/2012
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- ISBN:9780786437238
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:362 pages, 113 photos, 6 maps, 3 tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:27/06/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780786437238
