Built 1924 (1924) VLR # 237-5003 Opened 1924 Added to NRHP 21 November 2002 | NRHP Reference # 02001373 Designated VLR September 11, 2002 Area 1 ha | |
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Location Off Grayson St. and US 221, Hillsville, Virginia Similar Court Street Baptist C, Odd Fellows Hall, Anne Spencer House, Andrew B Cooke House, Ken | ||
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The rams are to be incorporated into Carter Pines Community Park.
References
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