Eclipse Windmill -- Ranching Heritage Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
N 33° 35.387 W 101° 53.040
14S E 232351 N 3720401
The Eclipse windmill -- the best windmill for the South Plains
Waymark Code: WMTH4K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2016
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The stunning and distinctive Eclipse windmill with its huge vane provided lots of drawing power to tap groundwater aquifers deep below ground.
An interpretive sign near this iconic windmill of the South Plains reads as follows:
"ECLIPSE WINDMILL 1898
The Eclipse was the windmill of choice on the South Plains of Texas. Its 14-foot wheel could draw water from great depths."
Date of Manufacture: 01/01/1898
Purpose: Water Pumping
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: yes
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