GC2FZ8T Traditional Cache Windmill View # 3
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | 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° 24.252 W104° 16.129 | 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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10 Logs: Found it 9  Write note 1  

Found it 06/23/2019 By JMKR
Many more barns and silos than windmills, thanks for pointing these out.

Found it 06/23/2019 By mm&mm
Found in good shape TFTC BigSmile

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

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 #49184

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 07/24/2018 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 Cache Dipper
Quickie Thanks

Found it 05/07/2018 By reforestgrrl
So great to have so many cashes out on these back roads - hardly any DNFs all day long. This is the last one of the day… 101 in total! Quick find.

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

Found it 03/31/2018 By Back Country Horsemen
That one sure was spinning too on a. Very windy day.