San Francisco, CALIFORNIA - Golden Gate Park

Description: San Francisco, CALIFORNIA - Golden Gate Park - Dutch Windmill: There are two functioning windmills on the western edge of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The northern Dutch Windmill was completed in 1903, and the southern Murphy Windmill was completed in 1908. Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of 1,017 acres (412 ha) of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development of Golden Gate Park. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20 percent larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. In the 1870s and 1880s, Golden Gate Park was planted on sand dunes and required substantial irrigation. In 1902, the Park Commission authorized the construction of two windmills to pump groundwater for park irrigation rather than purchasing water at exorbitant costs from the Spring Valley Water Company. The Dutch Mill was completed one year later and pumped 30,000 gallons per hour. Five years later, the Murphy Mill pumped an additional 40,000 gallons per hour to the park. Electric water pumps replaced the need for windmills in 1913, and the two mills fell into disrepair. By the 1950s, the mills were in a state of ruin. The Dutch Mill was restored in 1981. Plans for the Murphy Mill restoration began in 2002, with a reopening in 2012. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition. Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-10T02:42:50.000Z

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