The Moriarty Eclipse Windmill is a historic

windpump A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water. Windpumps were used to pump water since at least the 9th century in what is now Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The use of wind pumps became widespread across the Muslim world an ...

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Moriarty, New Mexico Moriarty is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Moriarty is located at (34.999815, -106.046667). According t ...

. The windpump was built in 1890 and added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 1979. It was deemed notable as "one of the best preserved historic windmills in New Mexico," although it was not then functioning and was in need of repair. With

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Windpumps in the United States Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Buildings and structures in Torrance County, New Mexico 1890s architecture in the United States Windmills completed in 1890 Wind power in New Mexico Agricultural buildings and structures in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Torrance County, New Mexico 1890 establishments in New Mexico Territory Fairbanks-Morse Windmills on the National Register of Historic Places {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub

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