Jamestown Windmill
About Jamestown Windmill
The Jamestown Windmill is a smock mill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane.
The 30-foot (9.1 m) high windmill was built in 1787 to coarse grind flint corn to feed to animals and finer corn meal for farmer families to eat. It was built after the British occupational forces destroyed the previous mill around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island on a half acre of Col. Joseph Wanton's farm, which was confiscated because he was a tory. It operated until 1896. Several renovations were done in the 20th century, and it is maintained by the Jamestown Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.4 miles of Jamestown Windmill; the closest, Beavertail Lighthouse Museum, is practically next door.
