GC31705 Windmill View # 14
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 07/30/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 28.103 W104° 12.379 | 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.

05/18/2019 By Unkle Fester
Been caching all around this area lately. good weather... TFTC

11/24/2018 By mm&mm
Out here playing with the deer and antelope. Great windmill view. Tftc

09/04/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #49214

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Thanks so much for the hide imusttravel2000, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

05/07/2018 By Cache Dipper
Container broken. Replaced both log and container. Hope that’s ok!?

05/07/2018 By reforestgrrl
We are not sure what the hint means for this one. But, found the container near GZ and it was completely broken and unusable with a sopping wet log. We replaced the container and put it back in the same location although that doesn’t really mean anything as far as the hint goes. Happy to help out with some geocache maintenance.

04/28/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches

10/13/2017 By L O S T - S O U L
TFTC

Enjoying another day traversing the countryside, acquiring many miles and boosting cache numbers and others in between along the power trails!
Nothing better than caching along the back country roads of America! Thanks for placing these out here. Most were in good shape in these sections however i did replaced wet logs and broken containers as needed. Initialed logs

04/23/2017 By Rohatx
Quick find.
TFTC!
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