Glencoe - Grist Mill and Dam Site

Glencoe - Grist Mill and Dam Site (HMKZ4)

Location: Burlington, NC 27217 Alamance County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 8.434', W 79° 25.846'

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Like many Piedmont mills, Glencoe was built at an old grist mill site - the Vincent Mill begun in the 1860s. Remains of it may be seen on the "island" side of the mill race. The Vincent Mill had a wooden dam and a mill race about 100 yards long. For their cotton mill, the Holts kept the wooden dam and extended the mill race, blasting through rock, another 500 yards downstream to their mill on the land side of the mill race. The dam was replaced in 1909 and again in 1951 with a concrete dam. Because the flow of the river varied, workers monitored the water level behind the dam. They used a hand-operated gate to control the water entering the mill race. During dry spells, when the water level fell too low, managers shut down operations for a few hours or a few days.
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HM NumberHMKZ4
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 5:27am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 641185 N 4000679
Decimal Degrees36.14056667, -79.43076667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 8.434', W 79° 25.846'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 8' 26.04" N, 79° 25' 50.76" W
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Area Code(s)336
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2471 Mill Race Rd, Burlington NC 27217, US
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