Windmills in the park…

Posted: January 17, 2006 at 9:49 pm by John

Golden Gate Park was once nothing more than a bunch of sand dunes and native scrub. But in 1870, the City ousted some squatters and set aside a 3 mile by 1/2 mile swath for the City’s largest park. In 1902 and 1905, two Dutch windmills were erected at the Ocean end of the park to provide irrigation for the park.

This is a picture I took during one of bike rides through the park. This is the first of the two windmills to be refurbished. It towers above the surrounding trees.