Roebbecke Mill

Roebbecke Mill (HM18GS)

Location: New Ulm, MN 56073 Brown County
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N 44° 18.697', W 94° 27.682'

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On this site in 1859 Frederick Roebbecke built a seventy foot high wooden windmill for grinding corn and grain. Situated on a prominent ridge, it commanded an excellent view of the scattered settlement. Barricaded with sacks of flour and grain, the mill was an important defense outpost in New Ulm during the 1862 Sioux uprising. On Saturday, August 23, intense fighting occurred about the mill, held by a small group of defenders. That evening it was fired and abandoned. Two days later New Ulm was evacuated. The settlers soon returned and reconstructed the settlement, but the windmill was never rebuilt.

Sponsored by Brown County Historical Society and Victor P. Reim. 1965
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HM NumberHM18GS
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByThe Brown County Historical Society and Victor P. Reim
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Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 9:14pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 383450 N 4907522
Decimal Degrees44.31161667, -94.46136667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.697', W 94° 27.682'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 41.82" N, 94° 27' 40.92" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 S State St, New Ulm MN 56073, US
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