WINDMILLS

Cape Cod has 14 beautiful authentic windmills. Sulfolk County, New York, boasts of 11 windmills. Ohio only has two windmills. These two windmills were built with the objective of using wind-power to supply energy. Urschel Windmill in Wood County was originally built to run a water pump. Unfortunately, the project never came to fruition but the windmill is still standing with four masts.

James Beam Windmill is located in Gallia County. Originally built in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, as a gristmill, the James Beam Windmill functioned for several years providing ground cornmeal for family and friends of the builder. The Bob Evans Farm purchased, moved and preserved the mill on their farm in Gallia County. Although it is no longer a functioning mill, the structure is authentically preserved.

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