What is a Watermill?
A watermill is a facility where the power of water is harnessed to run an industrial process such as grinding grain, fulling wool, or spinning textiles. Watermills have been used historically in many regions of the world for a wide assortment of tasks, and they continue to be in active use in some areas. It is also possible to visit restored watermills, which are kept in good condition because they are objects of historical interest; such mills are sometimes used in demonstrations to show people how they would have worked. Obviously, a watermill must be located near a source of water to generate energy. The watermill is built either right next to or over the water, with a water wheel or turbine of some form suspended in the water. As the water moves through the water wheel, it pushes it in a circular motion, moving gears inside the watermill which can be used to execute various tasks. The basic concept of the watermill appears to be at least 2,000 years old, as numerous examples from C
