Postwar orthophoto: the pier and a stone coastal dam

1945? Probable

A historic orthophoto of the Greek cadastre, probably from 1945, shows the railway pier at about 70 metres long, a smaller jetty to the north, the railway and the orchards. From the root of the pier a straight coastal dam of about 165 metres runs south, which may be the remains of the stone dam of the southern mills described in 1806.

Note: The mosaic is labelled '1945/1960'; 1945 is probable but not confirmed.

Where

The pier and harbour, The water mills

Threads

Harbour and pier, Water and mills

Certainty

Probable likely, but not fully proven

Pictures

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  Historic orthophoto (1945 or 1960): the pier, the smaller jetty to the north, the railway and the orchards. Hellenic Cadastre, historic orthophoto layer 1945/60

Sources

• Hellenic Cadastre (Κτηματολόγιο), historic orthophoto mosaic OFX 1945/1960
• Visit Myloi research dossier, 'R3 maps and aerial photographs' (georeferenced interpretation of DAI Film 14), October 2026

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