On Saturday March 19, 2011 I was priveleged to receive an invitation to visit the Kregel Windmill Museum. Although not officially open for tours a special private inspection was made possible and it was a highlight of my visit to Nebraska City, Nebraska.
The amazing part of the insection tour was the rare opportunity to see a factory that had been started in the eariy 1900's and then left with everyting intact when closed. There hadn't been a windmill manufactured in the building in over 40 years yet a team of workers could go into the building and start work on a windmill today. All the machines and parts are just s they were when last used to produce the famous Eli Windmill.
It was a truly wonderful opportunity to see the building and old machinery. The neat part was knowing that everything had been left in place and the doors simply locked all those long years ago.
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- EIN 20-8943847
- Po Box 46 Nebraska City NE 68410-0046 USA
- kregelwindmillfactorymuseum.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Museums
Mission: To own and operate a museum, to maintain the historical integrity of the windmill factory and to educate individuals regarding the historic manufacture of windmills and to preserve the historic windmill factory for future generations; to receive property and administer funds for historic and educational purposes; and to that end, to take means, or through legal process, either absolutely or in trust for such objects and purposes, or any of them, any property, real, personal, or mixed, without limitations, if any, as may be imposed by law.
Programs: Conducting the needs of the articles of incorporation, article iii, (a).