Sutherland Sawmill Turbine

Sutherland Sawmill Turbine (HM21M5)

Location: Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia B0K 1V0 Colchester County
Country: Canada
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N 45° 38.707', W 63° 11.679'

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This turbine came from a sawmill
located a few hundred yards
upstream of our mill

The saw mill was built ca 1886 by brothers James and Alexander Sutherland. Another brother Robert, built a blacksmith shop on the same property. The mill was later sold to the Ross Brothers.
The mill was powered by two turbines [we have evidence our mill also used two turbines].
In this photo, taken as part of an archeological survey done in 2012, you can see the two turbines sitting in the remains of a penstock [wooden box containing the turbines] on the bank of the brook.
In 2016 the smaller turbine washed out of the bank and downstream.
As its location in situ was now compromised we obtained permission from the province to move the turbine and display it here.
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HM NumberHM21M5
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Placed ByBalmoral Grist Mill Museum
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 11th, 2017 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 484831 N 5054637
Decimal Degrees45.64511667, -63.19465000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 38.707', W 63° 11.679'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 38' 42.42" N, 63° 11' 40.74" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 660 Matheson Brook Rd, Tatamagouche Nova Scotia B0K 1V0, CA
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