Bob Evans Farm – Windmill

When friends and family from out-of-town visit, one of the must-see landmarks is Bob Evans Farm. We live less than five miles from the 1100 acre farm. There are many things to see, including a log cabin village, a Revolutionary War graveyard, a coal mine, an Indian mound, the Homestead Museum, and a windmill, pictured below.

 The windmill was reconstructed on the farm in 1971.  It was built by James Beam, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and is a replica of windmills found in Holland.  It originally housed French burr stones that were powered by the wind to grind grain for livestock.  The 20-foot blades were imported from Holland.

(info from: http://www.bobevans.com/ourfarms/bobevansfarm/farmhistory.aspx)

While in high school I worked at the Bob Evans restaurant on the farm. I enjoyed working there and made many friends during that time. It was a sad day last fall when they knocked down the original restaurant and opened its modern replacement. I’ve not been to the new restaurant yet, but I hear many good comments about it.

Come visit, and Becky and I will let you take us “Down on the Farm” for lunch! We have many more unique things to see in our neck of the woods. I’ll eventually get around to writing about them.