Bloomfield Township near Bloomfield Hills in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Windmill

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 22, 2022

1. Old Windmill Marker

Inscription. Notice the steel rods imbedded in the boulders in front of you. These boulders anchored a tall windmill that stood here during the 1800's farming days. The fourth rock anchor is located in front of the Visitor Center

Erected by E. L. Johnson Nature Center.

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

Location. 42° 35.491′ N, 83° 17.164′ W. Marker is near Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is in Bloomfield Township. It can be reached from Franklin Road south of Club Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in the E.L. Johnson Nature Center. It is along the Cottonwood Trail, which is left of the walkway leading from the parking lot to the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3325 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills MI 48302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nature's Bubbling Machine... (approx. 0.2 miles away); Can You Imagine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bagley Inn (approx. 2 miles away); Newman African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Learning and Growing (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ordered by Mail - Sent by Rail (approx. 2.7 miles away); "X" Marks the Spot (approx. 2.7 miles away); Versatile Vehicles (approx. 2.7 miles away).

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 22, 2022

2. Old Windmill Marker

View looking along the Cottonwood Trail toward the parking lot.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 22, 2022

3. Old Windmill Marker

Boulders with steel rods next to the marker.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 22, 2022

4. Old Windmill Marker

Nature center sign along Franklin Road (view looking north).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.