Hereford in Deaf Smith County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pioneer Windmill

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 3, 2012

1. Pioneer Windmill Marker

Inscription. A wind-driven machine for pumping water. Its use made gardening easier and led to irrigated farming on arid High Plains. With barbed wire, it enabled settlers and stockmen to penetrate region in 1870s.

Town had name “Windmill City” because of some 400 towers once on landscape.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4036.)

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

Location. 34° 48.903′ N, 102° 23.846′ W. Marker is in Hereford, Texas, in Deaf Smith County. It is at the intersection of East 1st Street (U.S. 60) and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East 1st Street. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hereford TX 79045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Deaf Smith County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deaf Smith Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Former Site of St. Anthony's Catholic School (approx. ¼ mile away); Ghost Towns (approx. ¼ mile away); Two-Wheel Fire Hose Reel (approx. ¼ mile away); The E.B. Black Residence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town Without a Toothache (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hereford.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 3, 2012

2. Pioneer Windmill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 928 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.