Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Turbine Power

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 11, 2022

1. Turbine Power Marker

Inscription. For many years during the 19th and 20th centuries, turbines like this one helped manufacturers turn waterpower into the power that helped drive machines.

Back in 1918, Howle & Turner of Heflin, Alabama, purchased this Improved Double Turbine Water Wheel, Model # 40, to power their equipment that ground grain and cleaned raw cotton.

Today, the Augusta Canal Authority invites you to take a closer look. The turbine worked when flowing water pushed against its huge blades. Heflin didn't have a canal like Augusta did, but it had the Tallapoosa River to supply flowing water. Once the turbine was spinning, it set into motion a chain of mechanical events that started machines turning and moving.

In 2002, the Augusta Canal Authority rescued this abandoned turbine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 33° 28.65′ N, 81° 58.952′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is on Blome Lane south of Greene Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1450 Greene St, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Augusta Canal (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dennis Cahill

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(about 600 feet away); Archibald Willingham Butt Memorial Bridge (about 600 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 0.3 miles away); Meadow Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Walton (approx. 0.3 miles away); James Ryder Randall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sacred Heart Cultural Center (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Also see . . . The Augusta Canal Discovery Center at Enterprise Mill. (Submitted on November 17, 2022.)

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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 11, 2022

2. Turbine Power Generators

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 11, 2022

3. Turbine Power Generators

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.