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This is looking though where all the gears are to make the mill work into the wheelhouse.

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Another shot.
Yeah Joe - had a lot of fun in this place over the years!

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The junk in there is stuff that floated in or anound during the last flood. Hasn't been removed yet (although it's been awhile). Guess I should take care of that.
 

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Water wheel has seen better days. There was one down at the fish hatchery that looked about the same size. The mill that was down there burned. I told my dad, but I think he's given up on the restoration project. Besides too much work, too much money. As you can see, this has also become a stoage building.

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You can see how they changed the opening here. Not sure what the old wheel would have been like. It is an overshot wheel, as you can see.

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Here is a shot where you can see the size of the wheelroom.

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That looks like a mill we used to go to as kids.It was in flower town but it was in bad shape and full of pigeons.
 

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