Beebe Windmill
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Beebe Windmill is a historic mill located at the southeast corner of Ocean Road and Hildreth Avenue in Bridgehampton, New York.[2]
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Mill name | Beebe mill | ||||||||||||||||||
Mill location | Bridgehampton, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.9343°N 72.3006°W / 40.9343; -72.3006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Year built | 1820 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Purpose | Corn mill | ||||||||||||||||||
Type | Smock mill | ||||||||||||||||||
Storeys | Four-story smock | ||||||||||||||||||
Base storeys | A few courses of brick | ||||||||||||||||||
Smock sides | Eight-sided smock | ||||||||||||||||||
No. of sails | Four sails | ||||||||||||||||||
Type of sails | Common sails | ||||||||||||||||||
Windshaft | Wood | ||||||||||||||||||
Winding | Fantail | ||||||||||||||||||
Fantail blades | Eight blades | ||||||||||||||||||
Auxiliary power | Steam engine | ||||||||||||||||||
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs | ||||||||||||||||||
Other information | Named after Lester Beebe, for whom it was built. | ||||||||||||||||||
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