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Originally Posted by rmks2000
DC
Having grown up on Long Island and still visit family there, I never realized that there were windmills still standing. I was curious as to where if any still exist. It looks like East Hampton has several still standing and open to the public.
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Yes, there is one left on the south fork but most are gone.
There was one off Flander's Rd, near Riverhead, that was a smock mill but it was demolished years ago. A few pics still exist.
The same for the one formerly near Mattituck.
There's the Bee Bee in the Hamptons that's ben preserved [see pic]. A few others, a dozen, are in the Hamptons, still standing. Most were moved there.
Hook Mill was moved to the Hamptons and is a tourist spot [pic 2].
The LI mills were mostly smock type and once ago, much more plentiful...
There was a builder near Mattituck that reproduced the one that had been lost years ago, and used it to promote his business. I don't know where it went but he sold the reproduction. It was a very nice job of recreation.
I photographed it some years ago. If I can find the pics would you like me to share them?