Engineering:A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump

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Short description: United States historic place
A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine
A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump.jpg
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LocationRoute 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; -91.37333
Built1945
ArchitectFairbanks, Morse & Company
NRHP reference #10000783[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2010

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]

The National Register of Historic Places included the pump in 2010.[3]

See also

  • Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building, also in Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas

References