New American Wind Power Center

New American Wind Power Center ENERGY Wind Power 26-4-36 It was the windmill, more than any other invention, that helped settle the West. This history is now being told in a dedicated to the preservation of the American-style windmill - the American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, Texas. In 1993, a non-profit organization was established to acquire a large number of restored early windmills. The city of Lubbock provided a 28-acre tract of city park land along with some buildings for indoor displays. The rarest windmills of the collection are exhibited inside a building while outdoors windmills are being erected on towers, many equipped with pumps and tanks. Our goal for the American Wind Power Center is to make it the most comprehensive collection of historic windmills in the world. It's our way of honoring those early settlers who struggled with difficult conditions that were tempered with the life-giving water pumped by windmills. The center's extensive windmill collection contains one early windmill made in the 1860's; one of the first all-metal windmills; and many other examples of rare wind machines. Many of the windmills on display were given to the Center by families from across the country, who want to honor their early family or business heritage by displaying the mills in a permanent location. (Coy F. Harris, Executive Director, American Wind Power Center, 1501 Canyon Lake Drive, Lubbock, Texas 79403 ph 806 747-8734; fax 806 740-0668; E-Mail: charris@windmill.com)

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