McKenzie Windmill is a historic

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

Tennessee State Route 58 State Route 58 (SR 58), also locally called "Highway 58", is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that serves as a major route for many communities in Roane, Meigs, and Hamilton counties. The section of SR 58 in C ...

Georgetown, Tennessee Georgetown is an unincorporated community at the junction of Bradley, Hamilton, and Meigs counties, Tennessee. The community is located along State Route 60 near its intersection with State Route 58. The Bradley County portion of Georgetown ...

. The windmill was built in 1931 and added to the

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in 1982. At the time of its listing, it was the only windmill in Meigs County.National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Meigs County, Tennessee, page 15.

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