Windmill and Water Trough
Trough built in 1915
| | Windmill built in 1980's | |
Horse watering trough was located on the Campbell farm. The windmill is a working windmill but the water is only a recirculating system and the water is unsafe to drink.
Donated by Eugene and Hazen Campbell
Erected by Mound City Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list.
Location. 38° 8.574′ N, 94° 49.073′ W. Marker is in Mound City, Kansas, in Linn County. It is on Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mound City Historical Park, Mound City KS 66056, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. 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 walking distance of this marker: Log Corncrib (here, next to this marker); Barn (a few steps from this marker); Mound City Bandwagon (a few steps from this marker); Fort Montgomery (a few steps from this marker); Clausen Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Number 9 School (within shouting distance of this marker); Wesley Chapel Bell
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
