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Watermill - Second
Kroondal, North West

Date:1896
Type:Mill
Status:Demolished

 


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Coordinates:
25°44'05.22" S 27°19'06.67" E Alt: 1160m

The second of three mills built by Georg Wilhelm Ottermann who had settled in Kroondal having left his native Germany for health reasons in 1880.

In 1896 the equipment was moved from the First Mill.

The mill was relocated to its present position [Third Mill] in 1916.


References:

Staples, Chester O. 2006. Mills of Southern Africa : water, wind and horse. Pretoria: Umdaus. pg 157-158