Carter Hydraulic Rams
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Carter Hydraulic Rams | |
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| Location | Off Grayson St. and US 221, Hillsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°46′3″N 80°43′56″W / 36.76750°N 80.73222°WCoordinates: 36°46′3″N 80°43′56″W / 36.76750°N 80.73222°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| NRHP Reference # | 02001373[1] |
| VLR # | 237-5003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | September 11, 2002[2] |
The Carter Hydraulic Rams were constructed circa 1924 by George Lafayette Carter to supply water to his summer residence near Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. The four hydraulic rams are housed in concrete and tile block pumphouses near an intermittent stream. A nearby gas-powered pump provided backup power, but when the rams were in operation the depended entirely on water for their operation. The rams were supplanted in the 1950s by an electric pump system.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
The rams are to be incorporated into Carter Pines Community Park.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ David E. Roenitzer and J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carter Hydraulic Rams" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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