Photograph
Waterwheel in Fairwater
![Waterwheel for generating electric power, with men sitting on the log support. It may be the largest in the nation. The waterwheel was built in 1924 by a company in Hanover, Pa., for J.W. Laper of Fair Water, Wisconsin, who then owned the tri-city electical system. The waterwheel was dismantled in the 1940s. The wood was used to build a farm. [See note.]](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700004120026/0412000323-l.jpg "Waterwheel in Fairwater")
| Waterwheel for generating electric power, with men sitting on the log support. It may be the largest in the nation. The waterwheel was built in 1924 by a company in Hanover, Pa., for J.W. Laper of Fair Water, Wisconsin, who then owned the tri-city electical system. The waterwheel was dismantled in the 1940s. The wood was used to build a farm. [See note.] |
| Image ID: | 30956 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Fairwater |
| County: | Fond du Lac |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Fairwater.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| The structure surrounding the wheel, though dilapidated, still stands as of this date per an email from Joe Walker [9-7-2006]. Per an email from the property owner, Jerry Sanders, the wheel still stands strong as of 11/30/2011. |
| Barns |
| Cities and towns |
| Outdoor photography |
| Water-power |
| Electric power |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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