Stone Wind Mill - Morristown, St. Lawrence, NY
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N 44° 35.330 W 075° 38.855
18T E 448597 N 4937480
The wind mill is on Morris Street between Ann and Elm Streets.
Waymark Code: WMHYFR
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2013
Views: 2
STONE WIND MILL
BUILT 1826
AT MORRISTOWN, NEW YORK
BY HUGH MC CONNELL
A MILLER FROM SCOTLAND
According to another plaque on site, the stone windmill was built in 1825 by Hugh McConnell, a miller from Scotland. It is 40 inches thick, 77 feet in circumference, and 40 feet in height. When Mr. McConnell drown in 1826 the mill was abandoned. Through the 1800s the structure served as a local jail and in World War II, as an air warning post. After the war it served briefly as an American Legion Club House. The land was donated to the village by Charles Chapman in 1943 and in 1974 was named Chapman Park.
Marker Name: Stone Wind Mill
Marker Type: Roadside
Dedication Date: 1963
City/Town/Village Name: Morristown
County: St. Lawrence
Region: Thousand Islands - Seaway (Region 4)
Agency: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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