GC2FZ7J Traditional Cache Windmill View # 2
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 09/29/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 24.035 W104° 20.381 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Available at all times  Watch for livestock 
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 06/23/2019 By JMKR
Saw water tanks here, and a solar pump across the road, but the windmill may be gone. TFTC

Found it 06/23/2019 By mm&mm
Container fell apart. Replaced. TFTC BigSmile

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

Found it 09/04/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #49175

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 Smile Thanks so much for the hide imusttravel2000, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

Found it 07/29/2018 By Chiggie
Out caching with the family. Tftc.

Found it 07/24/2018 By coralhart
On Hidden Creatures run. I'm running out of time to finish it! Thanks for the hide!

Found it 05/07/2018 By reforestgrrl
Smiley! TFTH

Found it 05/07/2018 By Cache Dipper
Appreciate the time you put into placing caches.

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