El Monte in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill

Erected February 17, 2000

Photographed by Michael Kindig

1. The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill Marker

Inscription.
Donated by Frederick G. Exner to the El Monte Historical Society as a Historical Artifact to Compliment the Osmund House Facility.

This "The Aermotor Company" windmill was first erected in Gore, North Dakota, in April 1916, and served as a sole source for water production until approximately 1995, at which time Fred Exner purchased it for the El Monte Historical Society. This windmill functions today as it did in the early days of the 20th Century.

Mayor - Rachel Montes • Vice Mayor - Jack Thurston • Councilman - Art Barrios • Councilman - Dr. Tony Fellow • Councilwoman - Bonnie Jimenez

City Manager - Harold O. Johanson • Asst. City Manager - Juan D. Mireles • Director, Parks, Rec. & Transp. - David R. Waterman

Project Coordinators:
Superintendent, Public Works Main. Div. - Gregory L. Hall • Manager, Parks, Rec. & Trans - Michael D. Shively

Acknowledgements:
Carl Wilson, Ken Clark, Donna Crippen

Windmill renovation performed by the Public Works Maintenance Division and Parks, Recreation and Transportation Personnel.

Erected 2000 by El Monte Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1916.

Location.

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34° 4.472′ N, 118° 2.508′ W. Marker is in El Monte, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from Santa Anita Avenue south of Valley Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. The marker and windmill were located at the former Santa Fe Trail Historical Park. Both have been demolished. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3675 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte CA 91731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: El Monte (within shouting distance of this marker); Hicks Camp (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tongva (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named El Monte (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lady Liberty (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Lion (approx. ¾ mile away); Gay’s Lion Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dinsmoor Heritage House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Monte.

More about this marker. The windmill and park have been demolished to make way for a housing development with a smaller historical park (as of 2023).

The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig

2. The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill

The windmill has been demolished.

The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig

3. The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill and Marker

The windmill and park have been demolished.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2012. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.