Yorktown Windmill - Yorktown, VA
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stinger503
N 37° 14.360 W 076° 30.675
18S E 365953 N 4122492
Recreation of a historic Windmill in Yorktown
Waymark Code: WMWCJG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2017
Views: 1
The Yorktown Windmill was originally built in 1711 to grind corn by William Buckner. The mill served as a waypoint for over a century, surviving the American Revolution and American Civil War but was destroyed by a tornado some time after the American Civil War.
The windmill today was established as a cooperative effort by the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown Foundation and County of York to educate people about the historical nature of the area. The windmill was built between April 2008 and October 9th, 2011. Today the Yorktown Windmill stands tall beside the Watermen's Museum on Water Street.
Date of Manufacture: 01/01/1711
Purpose: Milling
Open to the public: no
Is This Windmill Functional?: No
Windmill Farm: no
Museum on Site: yes
Cost: Not Listed
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