NEWFANE – Two dedicated volunteers are trying to restore a 1927 Aeromotor Water Pumping Windmill for the Town of Newfane Historical Society and they need the public’s help. They are looking for the ...

ODESSA -- Their towers rise from the ground, their silhouettes a nostalgic reminder of America's pioneer past. But look closer and see that, constant as the blowing wind, the wheels of West Texas ...

One thing Nebraska has plenty of is wind, and George F. Kregel found a way to use it. In 1879 Kregel developed a water-pumping windmill that would harness that wind and help pioneer farmers survive on ...

Long before wind turbines were used to produce renewable energy, windmills were pumping water. To celebrate the role windmills played in the settlement of North Dakota, the Stark County Historical ...

A vintage Halladay Standard windmill from Yerington, a 130-year-old device that was the model for water-pumping windmills across the American West, was replaced Saturday atop its original 60-foot ...

Butte Valley >> The growing availability of electricity spelled their death, but for generations windmills were the backbone of the American frontier. With squeaky determination, they faced the wind ...