The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia: Illustrated Histories, 1770-2010

The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia: Illustrated Histories, 1770-2010 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 at abandoned mill sites. It also provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills. Autor: Franklin F. Webb, Ricky L. Cox Wydawnictwo: McFarland & Co Inc Rok wydania: 2012 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 362 Wymiary: 25.4 x 17.8 x 1.9 cm Ilustracje: 113 photos, 6 maps, 3 tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, index Język: angielski ISBN: 9780786437238