Spocott Windmill

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 ...

Eastham Windmill

Cape Cod's Oldest

Built in Plymouth 1680

by Thomas Paine of Eastham.

Moved to Truro, 1770.

Moved to Eastham, 1793.

Moved to this location, 1808.

Marker is on Samoset Road just west of Mid Cape Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy ...

The Frederick G. Exner Memorial Windmill

Erected February 17, 2000

Donated by Frederick G. Exner to the El Monte Historical Society

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 ...

Windmills

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. ...

Welcome to the Site of The Battle of the Windmill

[ On the Right - In English ]:

You are standing on a battlefield where men fought and died. This battle took place in November 1838, during the Canadian rebellions. One side fought to "liberate" Canada from British rule. ...