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Smock. 1905. Appeared in the film A Jitney Elopement starring Charlie Chaplin. Windmill World. Dutch Windmill. San Francisco. Tower. 1902. Windmill World.
The windmills at Kinderdijk in the village of Kinderdijk, Netherlands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, by tradition specifically to mill grain (), but in some parts of the English-speaking world, the term has also been extended to encompass windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications.
Hyannisport. Jonathan Young Mill. Smock. 1897. Moved to Orleans 1983. Windmill World Contradictory info: Originally constructed in 1798 and located at Kendrick's Hill, East Orleans, it was moved multiple times over its life, but at has been at this location since 1983. 33 Route 6A, Orleans, MA. Hyannisport.
Victoria Grist Windmill. Categories: Industrial buildings and structures in the United States. Wind power in the United States. Windmills by country. Agricultural buildings in the United States. Tourist attractions in the United States. Automatic category TOC generates no TOC. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
37. Sandpiper Hill House Windmill. (1928) windmill replica built into a Gilded Age Mansion. 38. Arthur W.B. Wood House and Mill replica, Montauk (1928): Constructed in 1928, the Arthur W.B. Wood House and Mill replica in Montauk pays homage to the historical significance of windmills in the region.
The Old Mill is a historic windmill located at 50 Prospect Street in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Built in 1746, it is the oldest functioning mill in the United States. The mill is owned and operated by the Nantucket Historical Association as a museum. [1] It is a contributing property of the Nantucket Historic District.
See List of windmills in the Netherlands; Virtually every small town and polder in the Netherlands has one or more windmills. The Zaanstreek alone has had over a thousand industrial windmills, each with a name and well-documented history (see list of windmills at Zaanse Schans). Other well-known windmills are the windmills at Kinderdijk.
The windmill was built in 1870 and is probably the last remaining windmill of European design in the Southwestern United States. Standing 35 feet high and supporting four 15-foot blades, the Dutch turret-mill style windmill was constructed by German immigrant Fred Meiss, Jr. and Otto Fiek near Spring Creek. The turret-style allowed the top to ...