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Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Molenwaard, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder in the Alblasserwaard at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best-known Dutch tourist sites. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. In Alblasserwaard, problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. Large canals, called "weteringen", were dug to get rid of the excess water in the polders. However, the drained soil continued to subside, while the level of the river rose due to the river's sand deposits. After a few centuries, an additional way to keep the polders dry was required. It was decided to build a series of windmills, with a limited capacity to bridge water level differences, but just able to pump water into a reservoir at an intermediate level between the soil in the polder and the river; the reservoir could be pumped out into the river by other windmills whenever the river level was low enough; the river level has both seasonal and tidal variations. Although some of the windmills are still used, the main water works are provided by two diesel pumping stations near one of the entrances of the windmills site. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinderdijk
Title: Five silk mill workers posing inside a mill
Creator: unknown
Date: circa 1930
Source: Manchester City Archives, Manchester City Archives Ephemera Collection, Accession Number 2010.175
File name: 2010.175_Item006
Rights: Copyright City of Manchester, NH
Citation: Manchester City Archives Ephemera Collection, Accession Number 2010.175, City of Manchester Archives, Manchester, NH
Harrison Mills, BC Canada
Harrison Mills, formerly Carnarvon and also Harrison River, is an agricultural farming and tourism-based community in the District of Kent west of Agassiz, British Columbia.
The community is a part of the Fraser Valley Regional District. Harrison Mills is home to the British Columbia Heritage Kilby Museum and Campground.
Harrison Mills is located on a floodplain at the western foot of Mount Woodside at the outlet of Harrison Bay, a large lake-like backwater of the Harrison River just before that river's confluence with the Fraser.
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In the 19th century, the city of Amsterdam was known for carpet, textile, and pearl button manufacturing. It continued to be a center for carpet-making in the 20th century, when the Bigelow-Sanford and Mohawk Mills Carpet companies both were located in Amsterdam, but these companies have relocated to other regions.
Today, numerous mill buildings stand underutilized or empty, such as this complex, the former Mohawk Mills Carpet company.
My favorite spot for coffee. Open late and hits the spot after wandering the Lincoln downtown shooting.
Grist mill. Site of key Regulator meeting 1766 and skirmish in 1781 that boosted the Patriot cause. Stood 1/5 mile N.
Priston Mill near Bath in a working watermill which is still maintained in working condition. There is also an old tythe barn on the site. The site is now used as a venue for wedding receptions, civil ceremonies and corporate events.
Elsing Water Mill, Norfolk. For more information, go to www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/elsing.html
Longshot of the Gold Medal Flour sign in the old mill ruins of Minneapolis, winter of 2003. Long before I owned a digital camera. The shot was taken with my old black body Minolta film camera with C-41 color film. This building on West River Road sat abandoned and empty for years before it was turned into the Mill City Museum. Read the history of the Mill Ruins area in the red Ravine post.
Winter 2003
C41 negative print film
Minolta 35mm SLR
Minneapolis, Minnesota
full post on red Ravine:
Dalton Mills was once the largest textile mill in the region, employing over 2000 workers. It was built by Joseph Craven in 1869, replacing the original mill which was owned by Rachel Leach in the 1780's.
The mill was named Dalton Mills after the manager employed by Rachel Leach, a man called Dalton.
In its heyday between 1869 and 1877 the mill provided jobs for workers all over Keighley and the Worth Valley.
As the textile industry declined, the fortunes of Dalton Mills changed and up until 2004, it had been virtually empty for almost a decade. John Craven, the great-great grandson of Joseph, who had built the mill, eventually chose to sell Dalton Mills to Magna Holdings, to ensure it’s survival.
Part of the renovation of the Clock Tower has included restarting the landmark clock which has not ticked for 25 years. In the mill's heyday, thousands of workers relied on the clock to get to work on time, but the hands had not moved for a quarter of a century. Last year Magna Holdings repaired the clock, and illuminated the faces, so it can display the time to the whole of Dalton Lane again.