Iron Turbine Windmill
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Iron Turbine Windmill is an historic windmill
at 415 W. Gurley Street, on the grounds of the Sharlot Hall Museum
in Prescott, Arizona
. It is technically a windpump
, but the American term is windmill.
The windmill was built in 1876 and added to the National Historic Register in 1981.
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
at 415 W. Gurley Street, on the grounds of the Sharlot Hall Museum
Sharlot Hall Museum
The Sharlot Hall Museum is an open air museum located in Prescott, Arizona. Opened in 1928 by Sharlot M. Hall as the Old Governor's Mansion Museum, it is dedicated to preserving the history and folklore of Yavapai County, Arizona...
in Prescott, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....
. It is technically a windpump
Windpump
A windpump is a windmill used for pumping water, either as a source of fresh water from wells, or for draining low-lying areas of land. Once a common fixture on farms in semi-arid areas, windpumps are still used today where electric power is not available or too expensive.-History:Windmills were...
, but the American term is windmill.
The windmill was built in 1876 and added to the National Historic Register in 1981.