Daniel Halladay Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Baker, T. Lindsay. A Field Guide to American Windmills. 1 January 1985. University of Oklahoma Press. 9780806119014. Google Books.
2. Web site: Iron Man Windmill. ironmanwindmill.com.
3. Book: A Field Guide to American Windmills. google.nl. 9780806119014. Lindsay Baker. T.. January 1985. University of Oklahoma Press .
4. Web site: Water pumping windmills by Dorothy Ainsworth. backwoodshome.com. December 22, 2015.
5. Web site: Water Well Development, SARRATT/SARRETT/SURRATT Families of America. ancestry.com.
6. Book: Webb, Walter Prescott . The Great Plains . 1931.
7. Web site: The Iconic Windmills That Made the American West. January 15, 2018.
8. Web site: Windmill history.