Cornish Wheel & Pump

Cornish Wheel & Pump (HMSNN)

Location: Burlington, BC 46915 Cariboo
Country: Canada
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N 53° 3.917', W 121° 31.04'

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This overshot water wheel is 16 feet in diameter. It is modeled after wheels and pumps used in the tin mines of Cornwall. The early miners found that the pay gravel often lay 40 to 100 feet under the surface. The wheels were used to pump the water from these deep workings and also lift gravel to the surface.
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 12:37pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10U E 599349 N 5880560
Decimal Degrees53.06528333, -121.51733333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 53° 3.917', W 121° 31.04'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds53° 3' 55.02" N, 121° 31' 2.40" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 704-712 Barkerville Bulkhead Rd, Burlington BC 46915, CA
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