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The arsenal's water-driven forge at Myloi
29 March 1873 (17 March 1873 old style) Proven
A newspaper listed 'the hammer forge at Myloi' among the branches of the army arsenal of Nafplio, together with works for saltpetre and percussion caps. The forge stood at the 'stomalimni', the outlet of the spring lake, and its hammers were driven by the water of Lerna. The paper complained that it had been neglected since 1862.
Read the full story: From spring to pump: how the water of Lerna made Myloi
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- Ἀνεξαρτησία, 17-3-1873 and 5-5-1873, Hellenic Parliament Library, digital newspaper collection
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