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The use of windmills became widespread across the Middle East and Central Asia, and later spread to China and India. [22] Vertical windmills were later used extensively in Northwestern Europe to grind flour beginning in the 1180s, and many examples still exist. [23] By 500 AD, windmills were used to pump seawater for salt-making in China and ...
Windmills and Water Mills of Long Island. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-0288-X. Lombardo, Donald (2003). Windmills of New England, Their Genius, Madness, History & Future. Cape Cod, MA: On Cape Publications. ISBN 0-9719547-7-1. Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is the Windmill World website.
Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill was built in 1787 for Joseph Lindsell. [4] Lindsell sold the mill in 1807 to Henry Chaplin, who mortgaged the mill to Robert Sworder in April 1808. Chaplin died in 1844 and the mill was offered for sale by auction on 22 December 1846 without a buyer being found. [5]
Hayground_Windmill_20180916. Nathan Topping Cook, based in Bridgehampton, was a skilled carpenter, wheelwright, and furniture maker. [25] [26] He also contributed to local mills with his expertise. While he was a part owner of the windmill at Haye Ground, near Bridgehampton, Samuel Schellinger is credited with building the mill. [27]
The windmill was built in the period from 1876 to 1885. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] According to its National Register nomination, The "Iron Turbine" windmill is the sole known intact example of the first mass produced all-metal windmill remaining in the Southwest and probably the United States.
Bardwell Mill is a four-storey tower mill. The beehive cap is winded by a fantail.When fitted, the four double Patent sails have a span of 63 feet (19.20 m) [6] and are carried on a cast-iron windshaft [1] which was cast in 1989 [8] (the original windshaft in the mill was cast in two pieces [9]).
By 1981, 80% of all windmills manufactured in The United States had their genesis in Conway. In 1998 Aermotor was purchased by Kees Verheul, as owner and president. It now operates from a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m 2) facility in San Angelo, Texas. In 2006, the company was purchased by a group of West Texas ranchers, and the name restored to ...