Windmill Green and Bandstand — Attraction in Eastham

Eastham Windmill was built in 1680 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. About 1770, the windmill was ferried on a log raft across Massachusetts Bay to Highlands in Truro. The windmill made its appearance in Eastham by ox-cart in 1793 and was placed near Salt Pond. Subsequently, the windmill was sold and relocated to its present site on the Village Green across from Eastham Town Hall on U.S. 6. This site has a significant history. Eastham Windmill now sits on the site of Setucket Mill, which was probably constructed by Nicholas Paine in 1705. This land once belonged to Giles Hopkins who sailed here on the Mayflower.

Eastham Windmill operated until 1900. In 1920, the Village Improvement Society bought it from seven different owners. Plans to construct a library never materialized and the town of Eastham purchased the mill in 1928, restored it and placed it into operating condition. During an extensive restoration project in 1968, Edmund Milliken, discovered that the old mill had been dismantled and reassembled multiple times and that at one time the exterior had once been painted red and not shingled. Milliken found scrimshaw drawings which are carvings often found on whaling ships fashioned by sailors

Eastham Windmill is open to the public in the summer and offers a rare opportunity to witness the internal workings of an operating windmill. Fresh-ground cornmeal is sold which helps finance the maintenance of the antique structure. A visit to Eastham Windmill is an exciting and...

Periodically hosts arts and crafts, live music and other small affairs..great place to walk dogs even has a drinking water fountain with a dog bowl built in and a water bottle filler option as well..The grass is always green and well maintained. Lots of benches for sitting around the perimeter. The windmill is always a great photo op as is the buoy tree. Only ever crowded when an event is in, otherwise you are likely to have the place almost...

This is a historic windmil that I have been to visit over the last decades of my life. It is integral to the history of Cape Cod and a landmark in both the summer and the winter with the holiday lights they adorn it with. It is a perfect place for a stop when riding the Rails to Trails bike path as the Superette is across the street on Rt. 6 where you can stop for a soda or a water. The park is a hotspot for many art shows and fairs...