Improved Clipper Windmill, Tower & Tank -- Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
N 33° 35.294 W 101° 53.063
14S E 232310 N 3720231
An example of the Improved Clipper Windmill and integrated water system on display at the Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock TX
Waymark Code: WMV4M1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2017
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This Improved Clipper Windmill, a tower, and a tank is on display at the National Ranching Heritage Center on the campus if Texas Tech University in Lubbock TX. An interpretive sign at the windmill reads as follows:
"Improved Clipper Windmill
c. 1910
Slaughter Tower and Tank
Joe B. Matthews Water Tank
The galvanized steel wheel measures 6 feet in diameter and rises 30 feet above the ground. Used with the windmill, the tower and the wooden tank gave the rancher an integrated water supply and storage system, while the rock-wrapped tank below provided a source of water for animals on both sides of the corral fence."
Group that erected the marker: Ranching Heritage Center
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3121 4th St
Lubbock, TX
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