GC301BY Windmill View # 9
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 07/12/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 11.914 W104° 17.514 | 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.

05/06/2019 By gnome_goddess
Quick find!

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

12/29/2018 By Batman71887
Nice one, quick stop

07/25/2018 By JCs Girl
Quick find today. I found 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.

07/11/2018 By The Merrymen
Found it! In the area visiting family...log was intact but damp. Thanks for the cache!

05/08/2018 By robespierre50
Headed out this way on a nice day to rack up some caches. Quick find thanks sl.

05/06/2018 By Cache Dipper
Quickie Thanks

05/06/2018 By reforestgrrl
Spotted it right away. TFTH