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The Windmill Museum is pretty cool. They even have an windmill for milling grain and, of course, an interesting history.

The first windmill to be built in North America was constructed in 1621 for Sir George Yeardley on his plantation, Flowerdew Hundred, in Virginia. The original windmill was destroyed in a storm, but remains were found in later excavations.

In 1978 a new, commemorative windmill was built at Flowerdew Hundred incorporating features that illustrate the development of English windmill technology through the 18th century. In the summer of 2010 this commemorative mill was moved from Virginia to its current home in Lubbock and is one of the very few working Post-Mills in the Western Hemisphere.

The defining feature is that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on a single vertical post, around which it can be turned to bring the sails into the wind.



Inside, the museum has the collection of Millstones from Flowerdew Hundred. A fascinating subject in itself.

lol that's not a windmill mate. THIS is a windmill...well a bunch of them! Good job Rockhop.

Actually a very apropos quote. I think the Southern Cross windmills are the largest diameter windmills (windpumps) in the collection.