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8612
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The world's largest windmill stands atop Howard's Knob in Watauga County, ready to generate electricity. On Roanoke Sound at Nags Head, Lynanne Wescott of Manteo is building a windmill based on a 19th-century design. The 35-foot windmill is authentic down to the hand-forged metal work and wooden parts that were cut with the old style tools. Handcut wooden nails join pieces of the structure together. Total cost for the project is $250,000. Wescott hopes the windmill will be a tourist attraction and a moneymaker. The windmill will be used to grind grain, and visitors will be able to view the entire process. Windmills of this type were part of North Carolina's coastal life in the early 1700s, but fell into disuse by the end of the 19th-century.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 11 Issue 9, Sept 1979, p14-15, il
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29927
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Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, the Outer Banks windmill was reconstructed by Lyanne Westcott using the help of and English millwright. The windmill, a new landmark, harkens back to the mills used on the Outer Banks in the 1700-1800s to grind grain.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1980, p32-36, por
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34901
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Windmills used to be a common site in the Outer Banks of North Carolina until the early 20th century. In the 1970’s, one woman set out to build an exact replica using the same techniques as those from the 18th- and 19th centuries and set it up in Nags Head. It has since been restored and moved to Island Farm on Roanoke Island.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 1, June 2017, p152-156, il Periodical Website
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