Originally constructed on the Charles P. Nance farm on O’Guinn creek in the western half of the Balcones Formation, historically known as the Cedar Mountains, this windmill was built taller than most because it stood only a few feet above the creek bed and had to rise above the treetops. Sometime in the early twentieth century the Nance farm passed to the Vinyard family, whose descendants still owned it. In 1989, Zelda Vinyard Johnston, daughter of Lucretia Barker Vinyard, author of History of the Cedar Mountains, donated the windmill so it could become one of the first structures in Duncanville Historical Park. Members of the Duncanville Historical Society climbed and disassembled it piece by piece, then carried the parts more than half a mile for loading and tagging. Chuck Shytles restored it, and with donated crane services from Elk Crane Services and donated concrete anchoring from Ray Smith, it was erected at the park in the spring of 1993. In October 1993, during the opening ceremonies of the Duncanville Harvest Fest, Mrs. Johnston released the brake, the tail swung into place, the motor turned into the wind, and the ninety-year-old windmill worked again. It stands in Duncanville Historical Park as a reminder of the past and of the hard work and determination of the Historical Society members, especially Zelda Johnston, Preston Richards, Ray and Vicki Smith, Joe Castella, Judy and Wally Richards, Milton and Wilma Reagan, and Don and JoAnn Boldt.