A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump

A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine
Location Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, in Arkansas County, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°2′35″N 91°22′24″W / 34.04306°N 91.37333°W / 34.04306; -91.37333Coordinates: 34°2′35″N 91°22′24″W / 34.04306°N 91.37333°W / 34.04306; -91.37333
Built 1945
Architect Fairbanks, Morse & Company
NRHP reference # 10000783[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 2010

The A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump is located on Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, near Gillett, Arkansas, in Arkansas County, and is a rare surviving example of an early 20th-century pump engine built by the engine manufacturer Fairbanks, Morse & Company. The pumping engine was an important part of productive rice farming in the area to ensure enough water to flood the fields.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ The A. M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine Archived March 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 9/20/10 THROUGH 9/24/10


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