Victoria Grist Windmill
Victoria Grist Windmill, Historic gristmill in Memorial Square, Victoria, United States.
The Victoria Grist Windmill rises 35 feet high with four 15-foot blades and features a Dutch turret-mill design that rotates toward wind direction.
German immigrants Fred Meiss Jr and Otto Fiek constructed the windmill in 1870, incorporating millstones transported through Indianola port during the 1840s.
The structure represents the technological adaptation of European milling techniques in Texas, demonstrating the influence of German settlers in the region.
Located at E Commercial Street in downtown Victoria, the windmill stands as an engineering landmark that ground 500 pounds of cornmeal weekly.
The wooden structure, covered with protective shakes, remains the last standing windmill of European design in the Southwestern United States.
Location: Texas
Location: Victoria
Address: Mill Lane at Ragsdale Road (Moved from Memorial Park in Victoria c2011)
GPS coordinates: 28.80111,-97.00139
Latest update: March 5, 2025 04:47
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