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Carter Hydraulic Rams
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| Location: | Hillsville, Virginia |
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| Built: | 1924 |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 02001373 |
| Added to NRHP: | November 21, 2002[1] |
The Carter Hydraulic Rams were constructed circa 1924 by George Lafayette Carter to supply water to his summer residence near Hillsville, Virginia. The four hydraulic rams are housed in concrete and tile block pumphouses near an intermittent stream. A nearby gas-powered pump provided backup power, but when the rams were in operation the depended entirely on water for their operation. The rams were supplanted in the 1950s by an electric pump system.[2]
The rams are to be incorporated into Carter Pines Community Park.
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