Spocott Windmill
by ELDavis Photography
Title
Spocott Windmill
Artist
ELDavis Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
The Spocott Windmill was built in 1972 by Jim Richardson, a master boatbuilder. It is a historic reconstruction of a windmill built by John Anthony LeCompte Radcliffe about 1852 and which blew down in a blizzard in March, 1888. John AL Radcliffe's son, George L. Radcliffe, saved the millstones and steps from the original mill, and it was his dream to reconstruct the mill in its original location. After considerable planning the mill was re-built about 100 feet from the original mill and dedicated on Sen. George L. Radcliffe's 95th birthday, Aug. 22, 1972. The mill is an English post mill, with the entire housing resting on one post, allowing the entire building to be turned into the wind.
Once a self-contained community, "Spocott" today has the only existing post windmill for grinding grain in Maryland. Under "fair winds". the mill is still operated from time to time. It is located about 6 miles west of Cambridge, Maryland along Route 343.
A similar, slightly older, English post mill exists in nearby historic Williamsburg, Virginia.
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June 27th, 2015
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Robert Hebert
Nice image and a neat story to go with the picture!
ELDavis Photography replied:
Thanks, Robert. I like to include information on historical subjects when I can.