Giant Windmill - Littlefield, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 33° 55.509 W 102° 19.752
13S E 746892 N 3757069
This exact replica of a giant windmill on the XIT Ranch was built in May, 1969.
Waymark Code: WM13BN9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2020
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This structure looks like a standard 19th century windmill mounted atop a metal tower.
Texas Historical Marker
"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."