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Winds of Change.
Purchased from a catalog in 1935 for about $100, a steel woodmill like the one reconstructed here provided the Carters a welcome reprieve from the drudgery of pumping water for both the family and livestock by hand.
Windpower drew water from a deep well as raised it to the wooden tank on the tower. Pressure from that tank made it possible, for the first time, to have running water inside the house, supplying the new conveniences of lavatory, commode, and a cold shower.
Experiences here on the farm and in the nuclear navy gave Jimmy Carter insights about energy resources not dependent on oil. |