A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump

The A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump is located on Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, near Gillett, Arkansas, in Arkansas County, and is a rare surviving example of an early 20th-century pump engine built by the engine manufacturer Fairbanks, Morse & Company. The pumping engine was an important part of productive rice farming in the area to ensure enough water to flood the fields.[2]

A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, in Arkansas County, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°2′35″N 91°22′24″W
Built	1945
Architect	Fairbanks, Morse & Company
NRHP reference No.	10000783[1]
Added to NRHP	September 23, 2010

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[3]

See also

• Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building, also in Arkansas County, Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. The A. M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump #2 Engine Archived March 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 9/20/10 THROUGH 9/24/10