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Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill

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Nearest city
  
Built
  
1898

NRHP Reference #
  
77001465

Area
  
1 acre (0.40 ha)

Built by
  
William Canon

Address
  
Sheffield, TX 79781, USA

Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill

Location
  
Pecos County, Texas, USA

The Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill is a historic windpump near Sheffield, Texas.

The windmill was built in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is one of only four known to exist and is the only one which is still situated above its original well. It was restored in 2001 by the nationally renowned windmill expert, Jim Collums of Poteet, TX, and his nephew, Woldhagen James.

References

Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill Wikipedia


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