History of the Mill Race

History of the Mill Race. . , The Race of the Doe River , A mill race is a current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel conducting water to or from a water wheel. Shown above is the Mill Race of the Doe River. This body of water was diverted from a broader stream by building a weir dam., Concentrated flow from the dam creates a narrow current in the mill race that is swift and powerful enough to turn the waterwheel that drives an electric generator, or other equipment like sawmills., The Line and Twine Factory and The Lynnwood Hotel , The Mill Race water wheels could produce the electricity needed to power the Line and Twine Factory, the Lynnwood Hotel, and a few promiment private homes that once sat on the banks of the Doe River., Elizabethton: The City of Power , Thanks to its hydro-electric advances, Elizabethton was once known as the City of Power. , Built in 1912, the Horseshoe Dam, now known as the Wilbur Dam, was one of the first hydro-electric power plants in the State of Tennessee, allowing power lines to run from Elizabethton to Bristol, Tennessee.