Dolavon is a small town in Chubut Province in Patagonia, Argentina. It has a population of about 2500 and an elevation above sea level of 27m. It is situated close to the River Chubut about 19 km to the west of Gaiman. The name comes from Welsh: dôl (meadow) and afon (river). Welsh immigrants began to settle in the area after their arrival in Patagonia in 1865. The railway arrived in 1917 and the town was offically founded in 1919. Dolavon became a centre of wheat production using irrigation canals to compensate for the arid climate. The old flour mill with its water wheel is now a museum. Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the RÃo Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... A bit of history Before the arrival of the Spaniards, several indigenous groups populated the region. ... Gaiman is a city in the Chubut Province of Patagonia in Argentina. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The Welsh are a Celtic ethnic group primarily associated with Wales and the Welsh language. ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... The flour mill or grist mill is a kind of mill which is fed grain and makes flour. ... An overshot water wheel standing 42 feet high powers the Old Mill at Berry College in Rome, Georgia A water wheel (also waterwheel, Norse mill, Persian wheel or noria) is a hydropower system; a system for extracting power from a flow of water. ...
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