Hammonton in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Auxiliary Power System

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

1. Auxiliary Power System Marker

Inscription.
This series of belts and jackshafts were installed in the late 19th century. They were powered by the gristmill’s turbine, Their purpose was to turn grindstones for sharpening tools and to power the corn sheller housed in the adjacent corncrib.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 38.568′ N, 74° 38.943′ W. Marker is in Hammonton, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It can be reached from Batsto Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Historic Batsto Village, near the gristmill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hammonton NJ 08037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pine Barrens.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Swimming the Ladder to Success (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wagon (about 500 feet away); Bog Ore (about 600 feet away); Ore Boat or Barge (about 600 feet away); A Pane in the Glass Factory (about 800 feet away); Exploring the Pinelands (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wharton State Forest (approx. 0.2 miles away); William K. Phillis War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hammonton.

Also see . . . Batsto - A Journey into the Past. Historic Batsto Village website. (Submitted on August 11, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

2. Auxiliary Power System Marker

Marker in Historic Batsto Village image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

3. Marker in Historic Batsto Village

Grindstone Inside the Gristmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

4. Grindstone Inside the Gristmill

Inside the Gristmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

5. Inside the Gristmill

The belts and jackshafts mentioned on the marker can be seen here.

Corncrib and Gristmill at Batsto Village image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

6. Corncrib and Gristmill at Batsto Village

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2014

7. Corncrib

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 11, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.