Borror-Roach Windmill

Borror-Roach Windmill (HM2M9L)

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N 39° 51.573', W 83° 6.162'

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Windmills harnassed wind power to pump water from wells freeing farmers to use time and labor on other tasks. This windmill is reconstructed with parts from two separate windmills, one from the Borror Farm (donated by M/I Homes) and another from a Demorest Road farm (donated by B.J. & Jody Roach).
Original Locations: Borror Farm at Jackson Pike & London-Groveport Road; Demorest Road
Original Construction: After 1870
Transferred: 2007
Reconstructed 2008
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HM NumberHM2M9L
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Placed BySouthwest Franklin County Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, October 26th, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 320139 N 4414284
Decimal Degrees39.85955000, -83.10270000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 51.573', W 83° 6.162'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 51' 34.38" N, 83° 6' 9.72" W
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