John Wheeler built his windmill, above photo, in the 1870s in his wood and coal yard at Main and Haskell streets. A sign painted on the structure proclaimed it to be a Hercules Wind Motor, which Wheeler used to power the saws in his mill. After the windmill, this site was vacant for a period of time. A gasoline and service station was later built and remained there for a while. When the gas station was torn down, the site remained a vacant lot until the Westbrook Public Safety Building was constructed.

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