Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill

Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Windmill as seen in 1984
Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill
Location	Pecos County, Texas, USA
Nearest city	Sheffield, Texas
Coordinates	30°44′44″N 101°58′30″W / 30.74556°N 101.97500°W / 30.74556; -101.97500Coordinates: 30°44′44″N 101°58′30″W / 30.74556°N 101.97500°W / 30.74556; -101.97500
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1898
Built by	William Canon
NRHP Reference #	77001465[1]
Added to NRHP	September 22, 1977

The Canon Ranch Railroad Eclipse Windmill is a historic windpump near Sheffield, Texas.

The windmill was built in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1] It is one of only four known to exist and is the only one which is still situated above its original well. It was restored in 2001 by the nationally renowned windmill expert, Jim Collums of Poteet, TX, and his nephew, Woldhagen James.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pecos County, Texas
• Eclipse windmill

References

External links

• Media related to Canon Ranch at Wikimedia Commons

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