Jamestown Windmill
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The Jamestown Windmill is a smock mill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane.
The Script error: No such module "convert". high windmill was built in 1787 to coarse grind flint corn to feed to animals and finer corn meal for farmer families to eat.[1] It was built after the British occupational forces destroyed the previous mill around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island on a half acre of Col. Joseph Wanton's farm, which was confiscated because he was a tory.[2] It operated until 1896.[3] Several renovations were done in the 20th century, and it is maintained by the Jamestown Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[4]
Images
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Windmill viewed from the grounds of the Friends Meeting House (Jamestown, Rhode Island)
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Friends Meeting House (Jamestown, Rhode Island) with Jamestown Windmill in background
See also
References and external links
- Jamestown tourism information - including hours of the mill
- "Historic and Architectural Resources of Jamestown, Rhode Island," (Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission)
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- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
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- Smock mills in the United States
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- National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island
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