In the midst of mills a factory rises
The main course of the rapids, in its natural state before the building of the sawmill, was shallow and rocky. The building of the sawmill in the 1790s was the first time the flow of the rapids was interfered with. Some of the water was diverted into the sawmill waterwheel through a wooden chute. The sawmill building was made of wood like the mills, but its size distinguished it from the other buildings. Conveyancing structures and storage areas typical of an industrial plant were also part of the sawmill. The sawmill manager's and workers' dwellings rose on the banks of the rapids. The log channel in the Raikko branch of Patalankoski rapids was probably there even in the days of the sawmill. A larger chute was built at Hovilanhaara for water diverted into the water turbine. Verstas pond, for dammed water, was formed above the factory. This dam then occasionally prevented the water flow to Lunkkuhaara mills as well. The industrial area with its transport routes started to take shape. Public traffic also went through the factory site. To the south were the Sahajauhomäki and Rautasilta bridges. To the north above the Hovilanhaara falls was the Lunkkusilta bridge. |
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