A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
The A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump, located on Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, near Gillett, Arkansas, in Arkansas County, is a rare surviving example of an early 20th-century pump engine built by the engine manufacturer Fairbanks, Morse & Company. The pumping engine played an important role in productive rice farming in the area, supplying water to flood the fields.[2]
A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, in Arkansas County, Arkansas |
---|---|
Coordinates | 34°2′35″N 91°22′24″W |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | Fairbanks, Morse & Company |
NRHP reference No. | 10000783[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 2010 |
The National Register of Historic Places included the pump in 2010.[3]