Spocott Windmill, Lloyds, MD
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bpom
N 38° 35.353 W 076° 10.826
18S E 397194 N 4271853
Grist Post Mill, Eastern Shore, MD.
Waymark Code: WM5WPZ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2009
Views: 15
This is the only existing post windmills for grinding grain in Maryland.
Inscription on marking plaque: This windmill is typical of the grist post mills used in the 18th and 19th centuries for grinding grain. Such a windmill, built here about 1850 by John A.L. Radcliffe, was blown down in the Blizzard of 1888. In 1972 it was reconstructed, using the original grinding stones and internal steps.
Purpose: Milling
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Not Sure
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: yes
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
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