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![[Signed] [First Edition] PITTSYLVANIA'S...](https://bbys.imgix.net/2788/b2b4560e45e1fd1a63fb99f04f173b796d888bfa1921bc732a11250d1c211e48.jpg?auto=format&w=1080&q=75)
green gilt lettered full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective brodart book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor fading & spotting to spine, tiny nick top of rear panel, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names (save the inscription), no notes, underlining or remainder markings. first edition so stated. first printing (nap). personalized dated insciption (5 december 1994) signed by the author on the front flyleaf. xvi+244p. b&w photos, maps & illustrations. bibliography. sources. index. american history. history of virginia. industrial revolution. ~ Herman Melton's sequel to an earlier work opens by placing the world of 1800, and especially that of Pittsylvania County Virginia, in perspective. More than seventy~five water~powered grist mills were erected on the county's waterways during the 19th century. When these mills are added to the thirty or so built prior to 1800, the figures become impressive and reinforce the argument that water power played an essential role in the transformation of an agrarian society into an industrial one. While the Golden Age of water~powered grist mills arrived in Pittsylvania County around 1840, their growth and importance began to decline well before the Civil War. Figures bear this out. Of the 270 original applications to erect grist mills during the county's 200 year history, 197 or 73% were submitted prior to 1840. The work adds dimension by furnishing records of all 19th century applications identifying the applicants, location and date submitted. This provides genealogical data for some 300 families. The book identifies, where possible, the builders of 75 mills, their subsequent owners, and events in their lives such as fires, floods, and financial chaos. In all cases, mill histories were examined in the light of contemporary historical events such as the Civil War and the financial Panics. The author proves that 19th century waterpowered grist mills did more than provide food. They were meccas for post offices, churches, schools, country stores, polling places and in all cases, community recreation centers. Only three grist mills operate in the county today; five more stand idle. Most of the 100 or more built over the 200 year period lie in ruins. Many will completely disappear by the year 2000. Lest these gems of Americana become extinct, this work is timely. Cover Sketch: Cedar Forest Mill by the author.
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KARTA ÖVER FRANKRIKE, ORTELIUS GALLIA VETUS, ca 1590-1610.
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