GC35XM3 Traditional Cache Windmill View # 24
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 10/13/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 34.047 W104° 21.708 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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 8  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 07/03/2019 By cachephrase
Recently attended a windmillers' trade fair so I'm really enjoying this series. TFTC!

Found it 07/03/2019 By LadyGunslinger
Windmills are cool. Thanks for showing me this one.

Found it 09/23/2018 By andi.co
Tftc!

Found it 09/23/2018 By GeoCGS
Out and about this morning working on caches near to our campsite. Quick find here in good shape. TFTC!

Found it 07/26/2018 By bl78
Found it

Found it 07/25/2018 By Cherylize
TFTC. SL as cize.

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

Owner Maintenance 09/17/2017 By imusttravel2000
Updated cache.

Found it 09/05/2017 By fearthefish
Earlier today I went out with benj59 and heh324 to do the Russellville Road power trail. Our time was somewhat limited, yet we still managed to find over a hundred in about 3 hours.

When I got back home, I realize that I still had enough daylight to see if I could break my record for finds in a day. I somehow pulled it off and broke 150 for the day. All of these caches out here in the plains were crucial in helping me achieve this goal. Thanks to all the CO's for placing and maintaining these fun hides.