Cherry Grove in Sayville in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

American Farm Windmill

- 1895 -

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

1. American Farm Windmill Marker

Inscription.
This windmill was used for pumping ground water on the Powell Estate in Sayville, L.I., N.Y. It was located at the foot of Handsome & Greene Aves on the Great South Bay.
It was moved by Arthur O’Dell in 1914 to his farm on the west side of Johnson Ave. near Veterans Highway Bohemia, L.I., N.Y.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list.

Location. 40° 44.958′ N, 73° 4.122′ W. Marker is in Sayville, New York, in Suffolk County. It is in Cherry Grove. It can be reached from Broadway Ave. north of Montauk Hwy, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the Islip Grange. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Broadway Ave, Sayville NY 11782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tuthill Case House (1850) (a few steps from this marker); Percy Williams Cottage (1901) (within shouting distance of this marker); Carriage Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocker’s Barns and Outbuildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Robinson Cottage (1926) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Islip Grange (about 400 feet away); Bayport Aerodome (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bayport History (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sayville.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

2. American Farm Windmill Marker

American Farm Windmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

3. American Farm Windmill

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.