Windmill Park - Hurst, TX
N 32° 49.638 W 097° 11.410
14S E 669407 N 3633592
A Hurst Historical Landmark sign stands in front of the old windmill that is the centerpiece and namesake of Windmill Park at 840 W Cheryl Ave, Hurst, TX, providing some history of the Aermotor windmill and how this particular model came to be here.
Waymark Code: WM1CGHB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2025
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The emblem of the City of Hurst is below "Hurst Historical Landmark", with an older photo of the windmill and what appears to be an earlier version of this sign in front of it -- zoom in to note its round emblem and black and white photo. The text reads:
Founded by Thomas O. Perry and La Verne Noyes, the Aermotor Windmill was introduced in the United States in 1888. The Aermotor Windmill was instrumental in the development of Texas; inhabitable land was no longer limited to regions with a natural water supply.
The windmill made the most remote areas habitable. It was the prime water supplier in rural Texas until 1930 when electric and gasoline pumps began to be widely used. During the early 1900s, Texas became the largest user of windmills in the United States.
This Aermotor Windmill was previously located on the Cannon farm from around 1915 until the mid-1970s. At that time, the City of Hurst relocated the windmill to its present location, a beautiful neighborhood City Park. This windmill was one of Texas' most treasured relics from the early 1900s. Now it stands in the neighborhood with a view southeast of the Fort Worth skyline.
The City of Hurst doesn't have dedicated pages for its parks, but a directory listing that points to Google can be found at the URL below. This old windmill has been battered by time and the elements and it could use a little TLC at this point.