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Tidal Sawmill (c. Early 1800
Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: 2008
Caption: Tidal Sawmill (c. Early 1800's) -
Additional Description: The first commercial sawmilling in this area harnessed the tides from the Darien River. Water from the high tide was collected through a sluice into a holding pond.When sawing, a gate was lifted and water flowed back to the river turning a water wheel. Planks were sawed for buildings in Darien and as far away as Savannah. The Overshot wheel with dam and sluice.
Submitted: August 30, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p33598
File Size: 0.138 Megabytes

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