Jamestown Windmill – Daily Photo

The Jamestown Windmill is a 30-foot tall smock mill built in 1787. If you’re passing through Jamestown, Rhode Island, and you’ve a passing interest in history, it’s well worth a visit. The windmill is currently maintained in working order and once per year they put the fabric on the sails and let the wind take it. It’s called a smock mill because of the shape of the building – usually octagonal – resembles an eighteenth century farmers smock. The bonnet on top rotates so the sails can catch the wind. To find out more about Jamestown you can visit the Jamestown Historical Society web page.