Murphy Windmill Traditional Geocache
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South (Murphy) Windmill - Golden Gate Park
The two windmills anchoring the western edge of Golden Gate Park
are so majestic and imposing that it is hard to believe that at one
time their function outweighed their stately beauty. The Windmills
were built in 1902 and 1905. Powered by the winds blowing off the
Pacific, these “San Francisco Giants,” as they are
known in The Netherlands, pumped as much as 1.5 million gallons of
water daily, transforming the western end of Golden Gate Park from
sand dunes to a sylvan sanctuary.
Restoration of the South Windmill
Now a shadow of its former self, the South Windmill has lost its
sails, fan tail and deck. Interior wood stairs and supports are
rotting. The rotating “cap” on top has been transported
to Holland where Lucas Verbij, a Dutch windmill expert, will
restore it and make it operational once again. After local
renovation, the base will meet safety standards and be ready for
new uses. New sails will be installed and operable once the
“cap” is back in place. The interior will be viewed
through large windows and will allow visitors to experience the
working machanism of a windmill.
Cache container is a 30 ounce Lock-N-Lock.
This cache contains an irwinSports pathtag for FTF.
Congratulations to dyknomight on FTF.
Congratulations to ErrorJustin on your first GC find. 5/3/2010
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