Daniel Halladay
Daniel Halladay | |
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| Born | November 24, 1826 Marlboro, Vermont |
| Died | March 1, 1916 (aged 89) Santa Ana, California |
| Occupations | Engineer, inventor, businessman |
Daniel Halladay (November 24, 1826 in Marlboro, Vermont – March 1, 1916 in Santa Ana, California)[1] was an American engineer, inventor and businessman, best known for his innovative self-regulating windmill, invented in Ellington, Connecticut in 1853.[2][3][4][5]
Because steam trains required frequent resupplies of clean water, Halliday's windmill and subsequent self-regulating designs became an essential part of early railroad infrastructure, particularly in the Great Plains.[6]
Versions of this windmill became an iconic part of the rural landscape in the United States,[7] Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.
The historic Windmill at Ruprechtov based on Halladay's invention can be found in Ruprechtov in the Vyškov District of the Czech Republic.[8]
References
- ^ Baker, T. Lindsay (January 1, 1985). A Field Guide to American Windmills. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806119014 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Iron Man Windmill". ironmanwindmill.com.
- ^ Lindsay Baker, T. (January 1985). A Field Guide to American Windmills. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806119014 – via google.nl.
- ^ "Water pumping windmills by Dorothy Ainsworth". backwoodshome.com. December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Water Well Development, SARRATT/SARRETT/SURRATT Families of America". ancestry.com.
- ^ Webb, Walter Prescott (1931). The Great Plains.
- ^ "The Iconic Windmills That Made the American West". January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Windmill history".