Pioneer Windmill ~ Hereford, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 34° 48.911 W 102° 23.842
13S E 738056 N 3855636
A relic of Texas past.
Waymark Code: WM7ET8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member montythemule
Views: 6
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

Windmill Erected by: City of Hereford & State Historical Survey Committee.
County of Windmill: Deaf Smith County.
Location of Windmail: 1st St. (US-60, city park next to old train depot, Hereford.
THC marker on site. Text:
A wind-driven machine for pumping water. Its use made gardening easier and led to irrigated farming on arid High Plains. With barbed wire, it enabled settlers and stockmen to penetrate region in 1870s.
Town had name "Windmill City" because of some 400 towers once on landscape.

Purpose: Ornamental

Open to the public: yes

Is This Windmill Functional?: No

Date of Manufacture: Not listed

Windmill Farm: Not Listed

Cost: Not Listed

Museum on Site: Not Listed
Visit Instructions:
When logging a VISIT to a windmill that has been Waymarked, please take a a photograph of the Windmill and provide a summary of your visit. In this way we can track changes to the mills over the years
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Windmills
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
WalksfarTX visited Pioneer Windmill ~ Hereford, TX 09/15/2020 WalksfarTX visited it

View all visits/logs