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Cruquius, Netherlands

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90: 409: 436: 394: 362:, we are told, that the Dutch Engineers, in their Plan for draining the lake of Haerlem, proposed to employ 150 mills for three Years, and had computed the Expense at a Million and Half of Florins, but that a German, who had been long employed in the Mines of Hungary and Hartz, had proposed to drain it with 50 machines, in 15 months, at a far less Expense; and that he has been ordered to erect one of those Machines, which, if it shall be found to execute what he has asserted, his Proposal will be immediately accepted." 57: 424: 40: 382:, was called Cruquius. To service the mill, the workers who lived there founded the village of the same name. The dike was built in the 1840s, the pump started work in 1850 and in the three years that had been predicted a century before, the Haarlem lake was pumped dry. The pumping station Cruquius continued to work on and off until 1933, when it was made into a museum. The foreman's house was made into a café which it still is today. 97: 64: 530: 408: 565: 393: 767: 423: 527: 89: 558: 786: 551: 181: 370:
in 1781, that serious plans resulted in three steam driven pumping stations, including the one at Cruquius. As a tribute to former planners, the
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Even 50 machines proved too expensive, so it wasn't until successful experiments with steam pumping stations, such as at nearby
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entrance, showing piece of foundation from first steam mill in the Netherlands
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Former residence of Cruquius mill's foreman, today a café next to the museum.
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of the Haarlemmermeer were named after them. The one at the mouth of the
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Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
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Virginia Gazette, Hunter, September 26, 1751, page 3
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List of cities, towns and villages in North Holland
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Index

Village
Pumping station
Cruquius is located in Netherlands
Cruquius is located in North Holland
52°20′N 4°38′E / 52.333°N 4.633°E / 52.333; 4.633
Country
Netherlands
Province
North Holland
Municipality
Haarlemmermeer
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postal code
Dialing code
[ˈkrykijʏs]
Dutch
North Holland
Haarlemmermeer
Hoofddorp
Nicolaas Kruik
Haarlemmermeer
latinized
Nicolaas Samuel Cruquius
Virginia Gazette
Rotterdam

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