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 Eclipse Windmill - Panhandle, TX Posted by:  WalksfarTX
N 35° 20.774 W 101° 22.812
14S E 283700 N 3914039
Located on the grounds of the Square House Museum.
Waymark Code: WM157A4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2021
Views: 0
Windmill Tail: Fairbanks Morse & Co. Denver
W.S. Stewart Agent
No. 18536 Clarendon, Tex Plaque attached:
ECLIPSE WINDMILL PATENTED 1867
George Tyng, White Deer Lands, drilled first water well 1887 near present townsite White Deer after unsuccessful attempt in 1886 by Col. B.B. Groom, Francklyn Land & Cattle Company.
Windmill indispensable factor in settlement plains of Texas. Eclipse Mill slow running, direct stroke, no gears, used for over 40 years.
Windmill restored - ranchers Jim Williams, Williams Surratt Tower - Skaggs Estate, Frank Sparks, Magic Circle Drilling Company.
Purpose: Ornamental
Is This Windmill Functional?: Not Sure
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: yes
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
Open to the public: Not Listed
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