Hayground Windmill, Historic windmill in East Hampton, United States
Hayground Windmill is a wooden grain mill three stories tall on Windmill Lane, equipped with internal machinery and a fantail mechanism to track wind direction. The structure now sits on a private gated property surrounded by houses and trees.
Construction began in 1801 in Haye Ground near Bridgehampton on Long Island. It was the last operating wind-powered mill in the region before ceasing operations in 1919.
The structure served as a studio for painter Agnes Pelton and appeared in the 1919 film 'Huldah for Holland'. These artistic connections shaped how the place is remembered in the local creative community.
The mill sits on a private gated property and cannot be visited by the public at this time. Visitors can view it from outside the property boundaries, where trees and surrounding houses frame the structure.
The mill could process around 2000 bushels of grain per operating cycle, making it a vital resource for local farmers. This scale of operation shows how important grain processing was to the agricultural community of the time.
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