Elliott’s Flume

During the 1880’s, Charles Elliott repaired and extended an existing log flume that passed through Arcadia, connecting the pine forest of northern Santa Rosa County to the steam powered mill complex along the Blackwater River in Baghdad. He cleaned out the existing 16-mile Arcadia flume and extended it approximately three miles to the mouth of Pond Creek. Measuring about three feet wide and four to six feet deep, the flume was supported by pilings that are still visible today. Boards lined the bottom and sides to ensure smooth travel of timber, and felled logs were floated down the flume in groups connected by chains called timber-dogs.

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