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After digging out the wheel pit, this rock laid tail race tunnel to White Oak Creek was discovered. What an amazing artifact? Built in 1843.
Shuster's Mill Waterwheel Installed April 11, 2015
Built & Installed by John Roades
Owner and Restorationist, Kenny Klosterman
Foreman on the Job, Mark Smith
This 6,000 pound waterwheel was built by John Roades, Master Carpenter, at his shop in Fayetteville, Ohio for the restoration of the Shuster's Mill aka Klosterman’s Mill (Brown County) in Georgetown, Ohio. This waterwheel is 20’ in diameter. The 40 buckets are 4’ wide. It was constructed with 2,200 board feet of cypress wood found in Louisiana. There are 1,240 pieces of wood in the completed waterwheel. It was installed at the Shuster's Mill/Klosterman’s Mill on April 11, 2015.
The Creation of One of the Largest Wooden Waterwheels in the USA
The Creation of One of the Largest Wooden Waterwheels in the USA
Spectacular 13-minute Video !
Spectacular 13-minute Video !
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