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Disengaged
Colvin Run Grist Mill, spinning pitwheel and pinion gear.
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Hopper Boy
A task once relegated to young boys required automation in a busy grist mill, drying and cooling the flour before it goes to the s…
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Well-lit Stairwell
Lamplight helps in those spaces where the sun fails us. (Colvin Run Grist Mill)
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Power to the Upper Floor
A crown gear at George Washington's Grist Mill
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Wooden Gears
Early gears were made of wood for a reason. A wooden tooth is always easier to repair than a metal one. (Colvin Run Grist Mill)
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Bolter
Sieving flour was a make-or-break operation at the mill. (Geo Washington's Grist Mill)
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Packaging Floor
Flour barrels create a well-worn path to an open window and fresh air. (George Washington's Grist Mill)
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Service Entrance
A place to warm up during the cold months at the mill. (George Washington's Grist Mill)
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Colvin Run Grist Mill
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Shovel Work
Shoveling is necessary in the barrelling room. (George Washington's Grist Mill)
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Finding Dogue Creek
Lower raceway at George Washington's Grist Mill
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One Morning at Liberty Furnace
Once a bustle of enterprise, now being reclaimed by Mother Nature.
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Small Town Library
Just enough room for a few great books in the town of Upperville Fauquier County.
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Water at Work
The miller's perch overlooking the water wheel. So necessary to regulate the main power to the grist mill.
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Double Overshot Wheels, Aldie Mill
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Millstone Crane Window
The old crane used to move heavy grind stones seems to dance by window light.
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Corner Office
Austerity has its place in the grist mill.
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Secure Storage, Miller's Office
Aldie Mill
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Millstone on Crane
It's like waiting off stage...just out of the spotlight, but clearly a member of the cast. (Waterford Mill).
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Spinning Pit Wheel
Burwell Morgan Mill
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Kettle on Ledge
Burwell Morgan Mill
