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The Fabyan windmill now sits proudly upon a hill on the Eastern bank of the Fox River in peaceful Geneva, Illinois. Completely refurbished and operational, the windmill is a majestic sight that complements its surroundings in what was once the estate of Colonel George Fabyan. Now part of the Kane County Forest Preserve District, the windmill grove is the most visited in the region and is a widely popular living history exhibit. (c) Anne Hornyak
Wind turbine and tractor near Dekalb IL. Lot easier to farm around the base of a wind turbine than the large drainage ditches that need to be dug after the subsidence of the land from long wall coal mining.
Driving towards Indianapolis I came across this wind farm. It was kind of a windy day, and NONE of the hundreds of windmills were moving.
The windmill from the main road. The windmill was built in 1797 and restored in 2002. It's the only working stone built multi sailed windmill in England.
Today (13-01-2013) I visit my uncle and aunt who live in a typical Dutch windmill (drain water).
The Veenhuizer Windmill is located in Heerhugowaard (North-Holland), also know as Veenhuizen.
Veenhuizen was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Heerhugowaard. (source wikipedia)
Lacey Green windmill stands on the escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, near Princes Risborough and halfway between High Wycombe and Aylesbury. Since 1971 it has been restored back to working order by members of The Chiltern Society. It has been restored to preserve its unique wooden machinery, which probably dates from around 1650, making this the oldest smock windmill in the country. It is thought that the body of the mill was rebuilt in the early 19th century, and at some time its machinery was modernised. The modernisations included the fitting of a fantail (on the back of the cap) to turn the cap into the wind automatically. The windmill was in use until around 1915. After this it was used in the 1920s as a weekend cottage. However despite some obvious attempts at weatherproofing (with corrugated iron sheets and roofing felt), by the mid 1930s it was in a poor condition, and rapidly deteriorating. More details can be found on the website www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk/index.htm
Cley windmill wаs built іn the early C19th and owned by the Farthing family until 1875. In 1921 the windmill wаs sold tо Mrs Sarah Maria Wilson and she converted it intо а holiday home. Work was carried out by architect Cecil Upcher. At this stage the machinery wаs removed.
In 1934 it wаs inherited by Lt Col Hubert Blount, a relative of James Blunt the singer.
In 1983 it was turned into a guesthouse.
Built in the mid 1600’s, it is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It was acquired by Henry Ford and moved to Michigan from its original spot on Cape Cod.
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This one is for Bob Nikkel. Golden Gate Park, 8 April 1990. Original photo by Bob McCombs, effects by Corel Paint Shop Photo Pro X3