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Pitstone Windmill, believed to be the oldest windmill in the British Isles
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Persian sources indicate windmill use as early as the 7th century BC. In the United States, the development of water-pumping windmills was a major factor in allowing the farming of vast areas of North America.Photo credit: Michael Reeve
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