A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump

A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationRoute 165 and Post Bayou Lane, in Arkansas County, Arkansas
Coordinates34°2′35″N 91°22′24″W / 34.04306°N 91.37333°W / 34.04306; -91.37333
Built1945
ArchitectFairbanks, Morse & Company
NRHP reference No.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]

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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