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De Eendracht, Anjum

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De Eendracht is a smock mill in Anjum, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31556.HistoryThe first mill on this site was a horse mill, De Gortmolen van Bakker Lambert (English: Baker Lambert's barley mill), which was in existence by 1500. Circa 1760, this was replaced by a smock mill. On 24 May 1889 this mill was struck by lightning and burnt down. The replacement mill, De Eendracht, was built by millwright G R van Wieren of Janum, for miller Doeke Turkstra. Parts from a demolished oil mill were incorporated into the new mill, as were parts from the saw mill De Haan (English: The Cockerel), which had also been demolished. Both these mills had stood in Leeuwarden.Auxiliary power was provided by a 40hp Kromhout Type ER III hot bulb diesel engine. The mill was working commercially until 1964 and was sold on 12 May 1967 to the Gemeente Oostdongeradeel for ƒ3,500. The mill was restored by millwright Christiaan Bremer of Adorp, Groningen in 1971-72.The mill is used as a tourist information office by the VVV, as well as being kept in working order. Further restoration work was undertaken in 1995.

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