Near Gibbon in Buffalo County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Honor of D. E. "Mac" McGregor
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
1. D. E. "Mac" McGregor Marker
D. E. "Mac" McGregor
whose ideas brought about
this park and this windmill
Erected 1980 by Gibbon Chamber of Commerce.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list.
Location. 40° 42.406′ N, 98° 50.677′ W. Marker is near Gibbon, Nebraska, in Buffalo County. It is on Windmill State Recreation Road just west of Lowell Road (Nebraska Route 10C), on the right when traveling east. Marker is near the Camper Registration building at Windmill State Recreation Area, about 0.4 miles north of I-80 Exit 285. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2552 Lowell Road, Gibbon NE 68840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska and in the Platte River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gibbon (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Gibbon (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Buffalo County Court House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Memorial Tree (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Soldiers Free Homestead Colony (approx. 2.9 miles away); Nebraska Centre - Boyd Ranche
this page online
Also see . . . "More than 130 years of windmills at Dempster Industries," JournalStar article (2011). (Submitted on December 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
2. Dempster Windmill at Windmill State Recreation Area
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
3. Windmill State Recreation Area Entrance Sign
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
4. Dempster Windmill at Windmill State Recreation Area
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
