De Immigrant

De Immigrant
De Immigrant in August 2009
Origin
Mill name	Fulton's Dutch Mill
Mill location	Fulton, Illinois
Coordinates	41°52′2″N 90°10′7″W
Operator(s)	City of Fulton (1999-present)
Year built	between 1999-2001

De Immigrant is a windmill located in Fulton, Illinois, built on a flood control dike on the Mississippi River. The City of Fulton contracted Molema Millbuilders, Havenga Construction, and Lowlands Management on December 4, 1998, to construct a Dutch windmill, to be fabricated by native millwrights in the Netherlands and shipped to Fulton for assembly. Two months later, construction began with thirty metric tons of wood. The construction took place in phases, and the tower, cap, sails, and machinery were all put together on November 19, 1999. On May 5, 2001, De Immigrant officially began grinding wheat, buckwheat, rye, and cornmeal.

External links

• City of Fulton: De Immigrant Windmill
• Building De Immigrant, a photo diary