Replica of XIT's Giant Windmill
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N 33° 55.509 W 102° 19.750
13S E 746895 N 3757069
This little, old marker stands in front of the replica windmill in a small park at the corner of XIT Drive and Delano Avenue in Littlefield.
Waymark Code: WMYW0E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2018
Views: 10
Marker erected by Texas State Historical Survey Committee.
Marker Number: 4248
Marker Text:
Yellowhouse Division of 3,050,000 acre XIT Ranch built (1887) a 132-foot windmill southwest of here. Set in a canyon, it had to be tall to catch breezes and pump water. It was known as the World's Tallest Windmill until it was toppled by winds in 1926. This replica was erected May 27, 1969. (1970)
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