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In 1902, the Dutch Windmill was erected at the west end of Golden Gate Park to pump fresh water into the park's irrigation system.  It was a success, but over the next decade,  advances in electric pumping technology made the windmill obsolete. The windmill fell into a sorry state of repair until it was restored in 1981.
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