This is a photo of the Groveville Cotton Mill Raceway. A race or raceway is usually a canal shaped stream or the current of a stream that is diverted to turn a wheel or in some way it's power is converted to energy. In this case the power of the Crosswicks Creek was diverted through a Raceway, by means of a Lock on the creek. This diverted enough water to power the turbine wheels that powered the mill..
This photo was taken from the Raceway Bridge. This bridge was located parallel with the existing bridge and was located just about where the bend in Main Street is now. As I mentioned before, if you walk behind the "Welcome To Hamilton" sign, especially when the trees are bare, you can still see the depression left in the ground from the raceway.
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