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A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump is located in ArkansasA.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation PumpLocation in ArkansasShow map of ArkansasA.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump is located in the United StatesA.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation PumpLocation in United StatesShow map of the 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
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.

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

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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
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