In Aarlanderveen, there are four mills that drain the excess polder water 1.25 metres out of the polder into the Oude Rijn river at all times. In 1785 and 1786, three of the four mills were built: the Lower Mill ( no .1), the Middle Mill ( no .2) and the Upper Mill ( no .3). A fourth mill, called the Putmolen, proved necessary in 1801 for the last and deepest excavated section.
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