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ILLINOIS WINDMILLS
Dedicated to the history, preservation, and continuing story of windmills in Illinois.
Milburn Windmill
Kentucky, IL
Status
Destroyed.
Owners
John Milburn (? - ?)
History of the Mill
Only known history is that John Milburn, a Methodist preacher from Kentucky, constructed a wind grist mill for the purpose of grinding the flour to be used as the offering of the Body of Christ; however, the windmill was partially destroyed by a storm and abandoned.
Source
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Le Baron Jr., William. The History of Edgar County, Illinois. Chicago: William Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 1879.
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