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alleyway is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Though it is rare to see an ELI
windmill on the landscape, a
fully-restored version, originally
manufactured in the one-story factory,
now stands in the parking lot across the
street from the museum.
When the factory reopened as a
museum in 1993, the opportunity to
provide unique educational experiences
to the public was realized. Touch-
Everyday items in the museum include hand-written notes from Louise Kregel to her husband, Arthur.
Hundreds of bottled samples of sand,
gravel and soil from each ELI windmill
drilled and installed in eastern Nebraska
and western Iowa can be found at the
factory.
