Waterwheel, Murray's Mill, Catawba County, North Carolina
Murray's Mill (Catawba County, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Waterwheel, Murray's Mill, Catawba County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Mills and mill-work
Water-wheels
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1077pnc007
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Catawba County (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Murray's Mill (Catawba County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Catawba County
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- The 1913 mill was built by John Murray, and his son Lloyd ran the mill until 1967.
- Architectural note:
- Murray's Mill is a two-story roller mill. The 32-acre mill pond is created by a curved concrete dam, which feeds a 28-foot waterwheel. The complex also includes a general store, wheat house, and other outbuildings.
- Historical note:
- The mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Catawba County (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Complexes (Buildings)
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Mills and mill-work
National Register of Historic Places
Rolling-mills
Water mills