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Canon Ranch Eclipse Windmill, Sheffield, Pecos County, TX

Canon Ranch Eclipse Windmill, Sheffield, Pecos County, TX

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Summary

Significance: The Canon Ranch "Eclipse" Windmill, "Texas Pattern" type, is the largest functional turbine-wheel style American windmill known to be in existence today, and the only known working model of its size still in its original location. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1307
Survey number: HAER TX-7
Building/structure dates: ca. 1907 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77001465

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Date

1907
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
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Location

Sheffield (Pecos County, Tex.)30.69045, -101.82263
Google Map of 30.6904452, -101.8226258
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