Carter Hydraulic Rams
National Register of Historic Places

Carter Hydraulic Rams

Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia
Listed
November 21, 2002
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001373

About this property

The Carter Hydraulic Rams were constructed circa 1924 by George Lafayette Carter to supply water to his summer residence near Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. A series of four hydraulic rams are housed in concrete and tile block pumphouses along an intermittent stream. A nearby gas-powered pump provided backup power, but when the rams were in operation they depended only on the flow of water for their operation. The rams were supplanted in the 1950s by an electric pump system. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The rams can be visited while walking along the Beaver Dam Creek Trail, which is part of Carter Pines Community Park. Historical markers describe the history of these hydraulic rams.

Location

Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia
36.76770, -80.73189

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Nearby Historic Sites

Carroll County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
Hillsville Historic District
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Allen, Sidna, House
Industrial
5.5 mi
Snake Creek Farm Historic District
Listed
5.9 mi
Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Modern
6.6 mi

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When was Carter Hydraulic Rams listed on the National Register?

Carter Hydraulic Rams was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Carter Hydraulic Rams?

Carter Hydraulic Rams is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Carter Hydraulic Rams is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1924.

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