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Windmills Historical Markers
Windmills have been used by humanity for more than a millennia to harness power for a variety of work. The series includes markers describing actual windmills and replica non-working windmills built for tourism, novelty, or other purposes. (It does not include markers that simply include the word Windmill in the text.)
The windmill powered the
pump for the well and later
generated electricity to charge
vehicle batteries. [? - possibly "Carl"] Tweiten
built the original windmill for
Rika in 1932. — — Map (db m255801) HM
The Carmichael House was built by William and Margaret Ziegan Carmichael on 131.05 acres. On December 11, 1911, Margaret, a single woman at the time, purchased the property from John and Ellen Reilly for $8,000. As the years passed, the Carmichael . . . — — Map (db m27894) HM
When Sahuaro Ranch was built, and for some years afterward, water and electricity had to be provided by the owners themselves, often at great expense.
Drinking water was obtained from a groundwater well located in the back yard of the Main . . . — — Map (db m40638) HM
Visual icons of the Southwest, windmills were common in the plains and high desert from the 1800s. Metal windmills like this model became popular after 1890 because their curved blades allowed them to capture more wind, and they needed less . . . — — Map (db m274600) HM
Fossil Creek and its springs provided an ideal power source for a hydroelectric power plant. The springs gushed a constant water flow of over one million gallons an hour, and the terrain of the creek allowed for a drop of 160 feet in the less than . . . — — Map (db m122896) HM
The historic buildings on the property the Vallejo Adobe, Presidents House, Office Building and Packing Shed - make up the historic core of the site, and were the center of the nursery operation; the place where orders were placed, materials . . . — — Map (db m208904) HM
For many years the California Nursery was one of the states leading nurseries. Established in 1884 by John Rock, the nursery originally covered 463 acres. Through constant experimentation, including the introduction of new fruits, Rock made a . . . — — Map (db m208908) HM
Regional Historic
Mechanical Engineering Landmark
Wind-Powered Archimedes Screw-Pump
ca. 1890
Newark, California
This late example of the wind-driven Archimedes screw-pump shifted brine from on salt concentrating pond to one . . . — — Map (db m71365) HM
Spurs and Branding Irons
California Cowhides are Big Business
After Spain's rule in the New World ended in 1821, the newly
established government of Mexico began the process of distributing
the mission lands. The area where you . . . — — Map (db m185763) HM
Welcome!
Forest Home Farms was one of many ranches in the San Ramon Valley in the early 1900s. Originally part of a Mexican land grant, the property was farmed, built upon, and subdivided over the years. In 1899, 163 acres were purchased by . . . — — Map (db m202115) HM
Getting a drink of water in the early 20th century was not as easy as it is today. You couldnt just turn on a tap. You had to use a windmill to extract groundwater which was then fed into a holding tank. The water flowed by gravity to a cast iron . . . — — Map (db m202059) HM
First Panel:
Wind Development
Why Tehachapi Pass?
1) Close to Energy Users
The proximity of Tehachapi Pass to the Los Angeles Basin makes it an attractive location for wind power development, as it reduces the length, . . . — — Map (db m63166)
During the first US energy crises in the 1970s the need for a sustainable and renewable energy was evident and President Jimmy Carter created the first renewable energy program in the country. In the early 1980s the first commercial electricity from . . . — — Map (db m135045) HM
Donated by Frederick G. Exner to the El Monte Historical Society as a Historical Artifact to Compliment the Osmund House Facility.
This "The Aermotor Company" windmill was first erected in Gore, North Dakota, in April 1916, and served as a sole . . . — — Map (db m155283) HM
The use of the windmill is confined almost exclusively to the pumping of water.
Sufficient water should be stored to last at least three days. The windmill is used
in a limited way for grinding feed and for running machines, such as . . . — — Map (db m261891) HM
“The mouth of this valley opens into Monterey Bay, like a funnel, and the northwest wind from the Pacific draws up through this heated flue with terrible force. Sometimes the wind would nearly sweep us from our mules – it seemed nothing . . . — — Map (db m64414) HM
Writer George Wharton James concluded that Southern California's climate invited residents into the open. Throughout its entire history, Anaheim has proven James correct. In period photographs, hand pumps shared backyards with swings while chicken . . . — — Map (db m189670) HM
Wind and Water Anaheim's early settlers put wind to work. Windmills rose above homestead rooflines poised to catch ocean breezes, shifting with the air currents, spinning gears effortlessly, and pumping water to the arid surface. Often . . . — — Map (db m189673) HM
This windmill is one of 1,200 such water-pumping devices that once served the Irvine Ranch before modern water systems were available. Jim, a long-time employee of Irvine Ranch Water District, was responsible for dismantling and reconstructing it . . . — — Map (db m52247) HM
Warren's Well marks the beginning of the town of Yucca Valley. Mark "Chuck" Warren drove freight wagons through the vally and settled here about 1880. In 1881 he hand-dug the well and later built a windmill, water trough, barn and a small cabin. . . . — — Map (db m78547) HM
In 1947, the first restoration project executed included minor repairs to the windmill and replacement of the sail stocks. The 114-foot spars made out of 6 tons of laminated wood were shipped from Portland, Oregon to replace two deteriorated . . . — — Map (db m133484) HM
Natural Resources are either renewable or non-renewable. Non-renewable resources like coal, petroleum, and natural gas were formed hundreds of millions of years ago from ancient living plants and animals. After millions of years, these . . . — — Map (db m133571)
Windmills, including the Murphy Windmill and the Dutch Windmill to the north, are structures that harness the power of wind energy to perform work. Throughout history, windmills have been used to grind wheat, cut wood, generate electricity, and . . . — — Map (db m133577) HM
Marker One:
Originally constructed 1902 Restoration Completed 1981
The restoration of this historic landmark was made possible by Mrs. Eleanor Rossi Crabtree through her personal fund raising efforts, the many contributors, and the . . . — — Map (db m210880) HM
Looking around today's Ocean Beach, it's difficult to visualize Playland and the surrounding areas as they once were. But there are plenty of reminders all around you.
Just south of here at Golden Gate Park's west entry stands the Dutch . . . — — Map (db m131928) HM
Otis M. Carrington is best remembered as one of the worlds foremost composers of operettas for children. In 1912, Mr. Carrington wrote “The Windmills of Holland”. It was the first of more than forty operettas to come from his hand, and . . . — — Map (db m41602) HM
This windmill was built in the 1880s on the Solari farm, located at Whipple Avenue and Old County Road in Redwood City.
It was move in the 1930s to the new family farm located on Manzanita Street near Middlefield Road and the railroad tracks, . . . — — Map (db m62671) HM
This reconstructed windmill was originally built in the 1890's on the George Solari family farm which was located near Whipple Avenue and Old County Road in Redwood City. When the area was subdivided in the 1930's, the windmill was moved to the new . . . — — Map (db m93230) HM
This windmill was the very last to stand at its original location in Mountain View behind the residence at 944 San Leandro Avenue. It was purchased in 1936 from the Geo. W. Sohler & Son Company at 550 California Street. The 8-foot diameter . . . — — Map (db m183428) HM
Historic Landmark
circa 1930
Lincolns Windmill
Flower bulb shop for Los Robles Farm
Later Buckharts Candies Shop
The Museum of Art & History — — Map (db m209461) HM
The Russian-American Company grew crops and raised animals at Fort Ross to provide food for their Alaskan Colonies. In 1841, there were two windmills at Fort Ross. Grains, such as wheat, and barley, were ground into flour using millstones.
The . . . — — Map (db m85616) HM
Russians built California's first windmill at Fort Ross in 1814. The mill ground grain into flour for bread to feed both Settlement Ross and the Russians' Alaskan settlements. While the original structure no longer exists, the historical record . . . — — Map (db m85620) HM
Once the tracks had been laid through Cumbres Pass toward Chama and Durango, another building crew arrived at Cumbres Pass to construct the facilities the railroad would need to operate its trains. In 1881, a little settlement took shape. . . . — — Map (db m282868) HM
Chicago Illinois was the site for the Aeromotor Windmill Co. being the first to build all steel windmills. Two men, Thomas Ferry and Laverne Noyes founded Aeromotor Company in 1888, and began manufacturing the metal windmill. Mr. Perry had . . . — — Map (db m257698) HM
The Currie windmills were always known as the poor man's windmill built in Topeka, Kansas, beginning in 1911 until the 1950's when the company ceased operations. The cost of a Currie in 1911 was $14.00, during the Depression years, $17.50 and . . . — — Map (db m257684) HM
This windmill was sold by Sears & Roebuck Co. through their mail order catalog, based in Chicago, Il. The David Bradley was identical to the Monitor W series manufactured by Baker Mfg. in Evansville, Wisconsin. The only difference between the David . . . — — Map (db m257699) HM
This Dempster No. 12 Annu-Oiled Windmill has been in production by the Dempster Manufacturing Co. in Beatrice Nebraska since 1922. This mill came in six, eight, ten, twelve and fourteen-foot sizes, this one being a six-foot model. The Dempster . . . — — Map (db m257696) HM
The Eclipse windmill was invented by Rev. Leonard Wheeler in 1866, with the help of his son William. They began manufacturing this mill in 1866 in Beloit, Wisconsin. In 1890 they sold the company to Fairbanks, Morse and Co. of Chicago. This mill . . . — — Map (db m257693) HM
The Fairbury No. 33 earned its name from Fairbury, Neb. where they were manufactured until the late 1940's. Fairbury No. 33 mills were known as the New Deal windmill in an effort to survive the depressed economic conditions of the 1930's, being . . . — — Map (db m257697) HM
So read the article's headlines in the Lamar Daily News, September 27,1935. The Holland windmill built in the early 1930's in the backyard of the home of businessman Floyd M. Wilson on East Parmenter Street, Lamar, was featured as the garden's . . . — — Map (db m213849) HM
The Story Begins in 1922 when Mrs. John Trigg Moss representing the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Harry Truman joined forces to petition Congress to designate a "National Old Trails Road," . . . — — Map (db m213698) HM
Gap-toothed and grumbling, the old windmill keeps vigil over the valley where a gravel road has replaced horse and wagon trails. The windmill is more than a machine - it symbolizes survival.The windmill grew up with the American West, supplying . . . — — Map (db m47343) HM
You are overlooking a 12 acre site that has been a part of Coventry history since the town was founded in 1712. The home, to your left, was built in 1716 by Captain Edgerton. The frame is of hand pegged oak beam construction with some of the . . . — — Map (db m142384) HM
John Boynton began his career in the early 1800s and became the dominant businessman in town for the next 45 years. He purchased this site known as the still lot and in 1815 at age 35, built the mill building seen here today.
The upper . . . — — Map (db m158734) HM
In 1635 Lieutenant Lion Gardiner, a tall redheaded military engineer, was engaged by Governor John Winthrop, Jr. to build a fort and lay out a town for the Warwick Patentees. His contract was for a period of four years at an annual salary of 100 . . . — — Map (db m182730) HM
The windmill was part of an active water supply system for the farm. The pumping action provided by the rotating blade would move water from the well located under the windmill up and into a storage tank in the tower. Once in the tank, water could . . . — — Map (db m260054) HM
Constructed ca.1902 of concrete blocks, the 35-foot water tower was topped with a 22,000 gallon water tank and a windmill apparatus to pump water to the mansion from the 7 wells located on the property. Adjacent to the north of the water tower is . . . — — Map (db m220787) HM
The University of Delaware's 2-megawatt wind turbine generates clean power and represents an important contribution to renewable energy development in the United States.
Clean Energy
Using wind power reduces our use of fossil . . . — — Map (db m113701) HM
This Skystream 3.7 residential turbine is a new generation of wind generator that hooks directly to your home to reduce or eliminate your monthly electric bill. Its designed to provide quiet, clean electricity in very low winds. How can a wind . . . — — Map (db m49642) HM
You are looking at a Windspire, a vertical-axis wind turbine that generates electricity from wind power. This model produces about 2,000 kWh of electricity a year in an area with average wind speeds of 12 mph (about Ό the needs of the average . . . — — Map (db m49643) HM
This water powered windmill, once a source of water supply for the Woodlawn Cemetery-Association, was constructed by A.B. Hart, a pioneer settler (1913) of Hart's Trail Ridge east of McClenny. Mr. Hart's name, followed by the original spelling of . . . — — Map (db m206541) HM
Water Tower
The main house was originally built without running water or modern indoor plumbing. Later, the Roberts family supplied their home with water that was pumped from a well and stored on top of a water tower. A windmill . . . — — Map (db m283006) HM
This brick house (on the left) was built by Warren C. Butts as an advertisement for his brick and cement business. The original home, with an addition and modifications, is still visible both inside and outside. Mr. Butts also built an unusual house . . . — — Map (db m287926) HM
When Edison created plans for his Florida retreat in 1885, water was a major concern to supplement the shallow well at the existing Caretakers House. This may have been dug for the Summerlin family before Edison purchased the property.
By . . . — — Map (db m281342) HM
In 1850 Charles Hosmer Morse was the office boy for E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. His salary of $50 a year was not excessive but that was before the income tax. By 1871, due to his integrity and skill as a manager, he was made . . . — — Map (db m226407) HM
Who Was Harris?
William Harris and his wife, 'Mamie,' raised their 6 children in the rural Lealman area of the Pinellas Peninsula in the early 1900s. William, better known as 'Uncle Bill, farmed citrus and later worked in real estate and . . . — — Map (db m298024) HM
The Mickler family (pronounced MIKE-LER) has lived in this area of St. Johns County since the 1820s. The Micklers originally lived in an area known as Palm Valley, which got its name around 1901 and was named for the abundance of palms in the area. . . . — — Map (db m230124) HM
Like Mickler Road, the park is named in honor of the Micker family. The name is pronounced MIKE-LER. The Mickler Family has lived in St. Johns County since the 1820s and bult their home in the community of Palm Valley. In the 1930s, the Mickler . . . — — Map (db m230100) HM
Purchased from a catalog in 1935 for about $100, a steel windmill like the one reconstructed here provided the Carters a welcome reprieve from the drudgery of pumping water for both the family and livestock by hand.
Windpower drew water from . . . — — Map (db m56776) HM
Less than a half-mile from this windmill is where Henry Holstein and his wife Louisa settled in Bloomingdale from Germany in the 1850s. Purchasing farmland near the southwest corner of Bloomingdale Road and Schick Road, they built a windmill for . . . — — Map (db m282669) HM
Much of the history of the Old Dutch Mill is lost in the past. It is known, however, that construction was started in 1847 by Frederick Fischer and was finished in 1850 on the site on which it now stands.
When the property was purchased in 1925 . . . — — Map (db m257832) HM
The architecture of Dwight has always attracted Route 66 travelers. The Keeley Institute for treating alcoholism was founded here and brought the Village national attention. As the institute gained popularity, Dwight became a “model . . . — — Map (db m158401) HM
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Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, . . . — — Map (db m158308) HM
The Windmill is located on what was formerly the Oughton Estate. It was built in 1896 to supply water to the Oughton Estate. In 1977 the Ohlendorf family replaced the head with a new one shipped from South America. This head was again repaired in . . . — — Map (db m187600) HM
The Citizens of Dwight would like to invite you to visit not only the four Historic Landmarks pictured above, but to view the many other historic sites nestled within our village. The Pioneer Gothic Church was built in 1857 and is presently used as . . . — — Map (db m158336) HM
How Did Grain Reach the Markets Where it was Sold?
By the time my Elevator was built, wooden boxcars were used to transport grain to the wholesalers and processors I sold it to. Boxcars were kept in train yards, usually in larger cities . . . — — Map (db m163163) HM
What does the windmill do?
From the mid-1800s most farms around Atlanta and throughout the Midwest had a windmill on them. Windmills were used to generate the power needed to pump water into a tank for livestock to drink. Wind turns the . . . — — Map (db m162547) HM
Before 1830, John Coleman erected a large windmill at the corner of Main and Mill where this building stands today. He also owned a mill next door. The mill was changed into an ox-mill in 1837 and destroyed by fire in 1857, when it was a steam . . . — — Map (db m140392) HM
In the late 1800's in Shelby County, Illinois, William W. McDaniel and his son John H. started the McDaniel & Son blacksmith and livery store. John began developing an idea to harness the abundant Illinois wind to improve farm production and rural . . . — — Map (db m159650) HM
Dutch culture is alive and well in Fulton. Fulton's Dutch heritage dates to its earliest days and the arrival of the first Dutch settlers.
The First Arrivals
In 1856, Thomas Smith became the first of many Dutch to settle in Fulton. . . . — — Map (db m230369) HM
BP Wind Farms Fowler Ridge
Facilities at a glance
Fowler Ridge 1
Project owner: Subsidiaries of BP Wind and Dominion Resources
Power purchaser: Dominion Energy Marketing Inc, Indiana Michigan Power | Appalachian Power . . . — — Map (db m240929) HM
Introduction
This monument, overlooking the site of the former Ball-Band factory on the south bank of the St. Joseph River, pays tribute to the thousands of men and women who labored there. The swift-flowing waters of the river . . . — — Map (db m64088) HM
This restored windmill was originally gifted by John M. Perkins to the Studebaker National Museum in 1979. The Museum conveyed it to the City in 2003. This iconic artifact is part of our proud manufacturing heritage, and a good reminder of our . . . — — Map (db m76353) HM
The original use of this building is unknown. It was used to manufacture a feed additive for hogs from 1908-1932, so that it is commonly referred to as the "Hog Powder House." — — Map (db m48304) HM
Pella's first Tulip Time was held in 1935. It was a simple, one-day celebration, arranged around a locally-written operetta appropriately entitled "Tulip Time in Pella." The first festival had no parade, Tulip Queen, or even tulips! To prepare for . . . — — Map (db m236387) HM
Upon completion, ranch owner Stephen F. Jones learned that his barn was one of the largest barns in the state of Kansas at the time.
Like most of the buildings on the ranch, the Spring Hill barn was built of limestone -- the foundation of the . . . — — Map (db m49498) HM
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 — — Map (db m93422) HM
[Historical excerpts from marker]
Osborne, Established 1871 (Side A)
Architecture
Architectural Gems Galore
Osborne has two buildings listed on both the National Register of Historic Places. The Classic-styled Carnegie Research . . . — — Map (db m54300) HM
Windmills were once a common sight across the Great Plains and played an important role in the settlement of the American West. Windmills allowed settlers to farm the fertile plains in areas not blessed with abundant streams and rivers. Used . . . — — Map (db m40093) HM
A determined and innovative horticulturalist, Fent established an orchard and vineyard just south of the present highway. He grew apples, apricots, cherries, currants, grapes, and a variety of vegetables. Irrigation for the crops came from this . . . — — Map (db m156093) HM
The stories of Land and Sky reflect the way the land shapes the lifestyle and culture of those who live here, from Native Americans to present-
day farmers.
First People, First Nations Storylines of the Kansas Byways
. . . — — Map (db m281858) HM
Situated in the headwaters of the Georges Creek basin, Frostburg was settled in the early 1800's and served as a traveler's . . . — — Map (db m252247) HM
The earliest mills, like the Spocott Windmill, were post mills in which the entire mill housing pivots on a central post. Dorchester also had tower and smock mills in which only the building cap rotated into the wind. Every major farming area had . . . — — Map (db m205113) HM
This windmill is typical of the grist post mills used in the 18th and 19th centuries for grinding grain. Such a windmill, built here about 1850 by John A.L. Radcliffe, was blown down in the Blizzard of 1888. In 1972 it was reconstructed, using the . . . — — Map (db m4000) HM
The "George L" is a working English-style post mill named after Sen. George L. Radcliffe, the son of John Anthony LeCompte Radcliffe, who built the original mill in this location in 1852.
The original mill blew down in a March 1888 blizzard, . . . — — Map (db m205112) HM
The wooden water tank inside this building was placed on the highest point so that gravity would push water through underground pipes to the house and barn. There would then be running water in the house for toilets, tubs and sinks. Underground . . . — — Map (db m197864) HM
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
Seminary students belonged . . . — — Map (db m115991) HM
The 7.7 acres that comprise the landscape of Bostwick House provide a welcome respite of open space from the surrounding dense urban environment. The most prominent manmade feature of the land is the wide west lawn that is divided into four broad . . . — — Map (db m96005) HM
At age six, Frederick Bailey was forced to leave the Tuckahoe and enter terrifying plantation life under his master's roof in Miles River Neck. He witnessed brutal and routine violence against enslaved people. Later, in Baltimore, he gleaned . . . — — Map (db m155649) HM
The Old Higgins Farm Windmill was originally located in E. Brewster, about 5 miles from its present site. It is authenticated in a map dated 1795, which shows the mill standing close to what is now the corner of Rte. 6A and Ellis Landing Rd. . . . — — Map (db m282268) HM
This wind powered grist mill was built in 1797 by Colonel
Benjamin Godfrey on a hill by his home on Stage Harbor Road
Overlooking the Mill Pond, where it served the growing needs of
Chatham residents for corn meal, a staple among early . . . — — Map (db m159325) HM
I have a room all to myself it is Nature.
Henry David Thoreau
The land comprising the Truro Highlands District included an early 1700s farm owned by the Small family, with a windmill for grinding grain. . . . — — Map (db m141541) HM
It was first shaped thousands of years ago by a huge chunk of ice which broke off a retreating glacier.
When the ice finally melted, it left a steep-sided pit that geologists call a kettle hole.
In 1645 the first settlers from England named . . . — — Map (db m115536) HM
This stone windmill built by John Mallet about 1703 was sold to the Province for a gun powder magazine in 1747. Rifled by General Gage of the Colony's powder on I September 1774, it became a magazine of the American Army in 1775-76. — — Map (db m48827) HM
1600
1632: The first windmill to operate in the Colonies moves to Copp's Hill from Cambridge, when it would grind corn only in a westerly wind.
1641: The 160-ton Trial is launched. This first full-size ship built in Boston, . . . — — Map (db m215639) HM
In the 1630s, the northern-most slope of the Shawmut Peninsula (or Boston) was a prominent landmark. Settlers soon discovered its strategic overlook of the Harbor and of the Charles River to the west and found the steep hillock well-protected from . . . — — Map (db m145070) HM
About the Burying Ground Copps Hill Burying Ground is the second oldest cemetery in Boston. In 1659, town officials became concerned about overcrowding at the Central Burying Ground (now called Kings Chapel Burying Ground on Tremont Street.) . . . — — Map (db m191817) HM
Erected by Andrew Mann in 1835, this structure is reported to be the first brick building in Calhoun County. National House was also known as Manns Hotel. It served travelers passing through Marshall and hosted political and community gatherings. . . . — — Map (db m177183) HM
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