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.

Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts - 1

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Interior View of Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts - 1

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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Interior View of Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, being Dismantled for the Move to Greenfield Village - 1

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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, being Dismantled for the Move to Greenfield Village

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Farris Windmill being Constructed in Greenfield Village - 1

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Farris Windmill being Constructed in Greenfield Village

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Ford Dealers Presenting Henry Ford with Farris Windmill in Greenfield Village, November 6, 1936

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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Guests at the Farris Windmill Presentation in Greenfield Village, November 6, 1936

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Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936

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Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936 - 1

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Farris Windmill - 1

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