Windmills were an essential part of farmsteads before electrical lines were extended to rural areas. Windmils pumped water for the farm family's needs as well as for the animals. Water was stored in large tanks and routed to various places on the farm by an ingenious sytem of pipes.
Community
Mineral Point;
County
Iowa County
State
Wisconsin;
LCTGM Subject
Farm life; Farms; Windmills; Water tanks;
Subject
Farm Scenes;
Submitting Institution
Mineral Point Historical Society
Collection
Glass Plate Negative Collection
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