Farris Windmill
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Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest in the United States. A group of Ford dealers purchased the aged Cape Cod, Massachusetts windmill in 1935 and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
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Interior View of Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
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Interior View of Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, being Dismantled for the Move to Greenfield Village
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village.
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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, being Dismantled for the Move to Greenfield Village
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village.
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Farris Windmill being Constructed in Greenfield Village
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village where the structure was placed on an elevated stone foundation.
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Farris Windmill being Constructed in Greenfield Village
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village where the structure was placed on an elevated stone foundation.
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Ford Dealers Presenting Henry Ford with Farris Windmill in Greenfield Village, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Guests at the Farris Windmill Presentation in Greenfield Village, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
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Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
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Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
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Farris Windmill
The Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It was built in the mid-1600s and operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Farris family ran it for three generations, starting in 1782. The wind moved the sails of this windmill to operate the grain milling machinery inside. The stone first floor was added at Greenfield Village.
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