Near Industry in McDonough County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Swearingen Windmill

Photographed by Richard Whittington, April 18, 2025

1. Swearingen Windmill Marker

Inscription. Established 1927
by Ralph Swearingen
Donated to the Village
of Industry
by Cline & Hazel
Toland

Erected 1927.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 40° 19.86′ N, 90° 36.944′ W. Marker is near Industry, Illinois, in McDonough County. It is on U.S. 67 north of North 350th Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3592-4046 US-67 Industry IL 61440, Industry IL 61440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William S. and Dorothy Bailey Home

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(approx. 9.2 miles away); Old Randolph House (approx. 9.3 miles away); Randolph House Hotel (approx. 9.3 miles away); Lincoln Photograph / McDonough Courthouse (approx. 9.3 miles away); Abraham Lincoln in Macomb (approx. 9.3 miles away); Abraham Lincoln's Speeches (approx. 9.3 miles away); Macomb's Stagecoach Stop (approx. 9.3 miles away); First McDonough County Courthouse (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Photographed by Richard Whittington, April 18, 2025

2. Swearingen Windmill Marker

Swearingen Windmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Whittington, April 18, 2025

3. Swearingen Windmill

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Richard Whittington of Oglesby, Illinois. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 20, 2025, by Richard Whittington of Oglesby, Illinois. 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Richard Whittington of Oglesby, Illinois. 3. submitted on April 20, 2025, by Richard Whittington of Oglesby, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.