Yellville in Marion County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Double Turbine Water Wheel

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2011

1. Double Turbine Water Wheel Marker

Inscription.
Used to power the Hollinsworth Grist Mill on Little North Fork River in North Fork Township of Marion County. Mill was built by Robert and Lemuel Hollinsworth in 1885 and operated until 1933.

This Leppel or double turbine water wheel and the coupling knuckle weighed more than 7,000 lbs. Donated to Marion County, Arkansas be Ed Morrison in 1978.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 36° 13.545′ N, 92° 40.907′ W. Marker is in Yellville, Arkansas, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 412 and North Berry Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 412. Marker is mounted on the turbine it references, located near the northeast corner of the old Marion County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yellville AR 72687, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marion County (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Corporal Charles L. Gilliland (approx. 0.3 miles away); Yellville In The Civil War / Troops Raised In Marion County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rush (approx. 8.9 miles away); Company Store and Office (approx. 9 miles away); Break It, Remake It (approx. 9 miles away); Town Hub (approx. 9 miles away); Mining Turkey Fat and Rosin Jack (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellville.

More about this marker.

The marker incorrectly refers to this water wheel as a "Leppel" model, but the correct spelling is actually "Leffel". It was invented and manufactured by James Leffel.

Also see . . . Illustrated hand book of James Leffel's improved double turbine water wheel for 1885 and 1886.

Double Turbine Water Wheel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2011

2. Double Turbine Water Wheel

Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on April 11, 2016, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Double Turbine Water Wheel (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2011

3. Double Turbine Water Wheel (wide view)

Northeast corner of old Marion County Courthouse is seen in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2016, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2016, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.