Kregel Windmill Factory Museum

A preserved early 1900s windmill factory in Nebraska City that shows how windmills were made during the industrial era.

1416 Central Avenue, PO Box 46, Nebraska City, NE 68410 · Nebraska City, NE

About Kregel Windmill Factory Museum

The museum occupies a one-story factory building on Central Avenue where Kregel windmills were once built. Its collection includes the original production equipment used for the Eli windmill line, along with a very large number of artifacts. Exhibits recreate the factory as it appeared in the early 1900s, and a special display covers a specific tool or piece of history in each rotating segment. The museum is a nonprofit that is not run by the government.

#industrial history
#windmills
#factory museum
#Nebraska City
#nonprofit

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