GC301BQ Traditional Cache Windmill View # 8
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 07/12/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 12.071 W104° 18.085 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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In 1854, a machinist in Connecticut (USA) named Daniel Halladay was asked by a traveling salesman to invent a windmill for pumping water and other uses. At first, he was skeptical that such a device could be sold, but he began manufacturing his new invention in Connecticut. Soon, he moved his factory to Illinois to be closer to the rapidly growing western market. His windmill first demonstrated that a windmill could automatically turn to face changing wind directions without human attention and could control the speed of the wind wheel so that it did not destroy itself in the frequent storms by running too fast.
Halladay’s company, the U.S. Wind Engine & Pump Co., went on to become the largest manufacturer of windmills in America for a time.
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9 Logs: Found it 9  

Found it 05/05/2019 By gnome_goddess
Quick find!

Found it 05/04/2019 By ladditude
The "fourth was with us" on this beautiful Colorado spring day. We visited and found 30 caches, this was one of them. Thanks to all the owners for placing and maintaining these for us to enjoy. It was lovely here today... rolling green grasslands, lots of barns and windmills, and many horses, goats, sheep, even llamas were seen. TFTC SL

Found it 01/21/2019 By LLYN-lhvwn50
With more snow expected tonight, today was a good opportunity to head out this way for a few caches. There was still some snow on the ground from the last storm, but it was reduced enough to cause no difficulties. Found this one where it was supposed to be. Thanks for a Windmill View.

Found it 12/29/2018 By Batman71887
Loved it

Found it 07/25/2018 By JCs Girl
I got 38 caches today; enough to earn the final Hidden Creatures World Turtle souvenir, yay! JC had a good time with me today; she's snoozing beside me as I log today's caches. TFTC.

Found it 07/11/2018 By The Merrymen
Lunch at Calhan auction barn. Quick find in bottom of ditch...signed log and replaced at GZ. TFTC

Found it 05/08/2018 By robespierre50
Headed out this way on a nice day to rack up some caches. Right there tftc.

Found it 05/06/2018 By reforestgrrl
Quick find. TFTH

Found it 05/06/2018 By Cache Dipper
Quickie Thanks