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Danny Crumbley sent this photo in and asked
if anyone could identify what this is. He says:
'Can you post this
picture on the site, and see if anyone can tell me what it is? There
are at least four down on the river banks, and river bed that I know
of. The steel is about 1 5/8" thick on the big piece.' |
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Beth,
According to Frank Smith's book, "The
History of Milstead", the dam, tailrace, mill foundation, and
several other structures were built from granite quarried from the
Milstead Shoals (known and "Long Shoals" back then, the early
1900's). About the only machinery they had were steam, or
mule powered. Also, in the early days the mill crushed the
granite and used and sold the resulting gravel.
So, therefore, it would be my guess that those
steel anchors around the river and riverbed were used to as
tie-off posts to manage the huge chunks of granite, by ropes or
cables...or some similar function.
Like I said, this is just my guess, based on
history...if that's not it and anyone knows the real reason, I too
would like to know.
Frank Robinson (September 26, 2004)
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