Old Dutch Windmill

Old Dutch Windmill
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Location
J.E. Irausquin Boulevard
Country
Aruba
Description

You’ll find this Aruba landmark near the Palm Beach high rise hotels, right where J.E. Irausquin Blvd makes a jug handle turn near the Aruba Butterfly Farm. Currently a restaurant, this Windmill has an interesting history. It is an authentic Dutch windmill, built in 1804 in Friesland, Holland. It was originally used to drain water from low lying land, and later used as a grain mill. in 1960 the was purchased by a private merchant, who had it carefully disassembled and shipped to Aruba. Once it arrived in pieces, it was reassembled. This project was officially recognized as the first privately financed tourism initiative on the island.

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